Exercise-induced Haematological and Blood Lactate Changes in Whippets Training for Lure Coursing.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Whippets are traditionally trained to compete in lure coursing. While in humans and horses, training is routinely monitored by special tests, this is not carried out in the training of whippets. The aim of this study was to check if laboratory tests designed for racehorses could be useful in monitoring whippets training for lure coursing.

Material and methods

Blood samples were taken from 14 whippets at several time points: before exercise (including warm-up), immediately after, 15 min after and 30 min after exercise sessions of straight 400 m runs (T) and coursing (C). Routine haematological values and lactate concentrations (LA) were measured.

Results

White blood cell count, red blood cell count, haemoglobin concentration and haematocrit increased signi

SUBMITTER: Miazga K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10062048 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature