Tracing Acid-Base Variables in Exercising Horses: Effects of Pre-Loading Oral Electrolytes

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Exercise results in changes in blood acid-base status that are proportional to the duration and intensity of the activity. Prolonged activity and transport are associated with substantial losses of water and electrolyte (ions) from the body, mostly through sweating. Because these losses can be large it is recommended that horses drink electrolyte solutions designed to replace lost water and ions. In this study horses were given either 1, 3 or 8 L of water or an oral electrolyte supplement and effects on acid-base state were measured. It was found that small volumes (1 and 3 L) had minimal or no effect. The 8 L of solution was designed to fully replace electrolyte and water losses. The large volume (8 L) electrolyte supplement, compared to water, abolished the mild a

SUBMITTER: Waller A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9817799 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature