Effects of Endurance Exercise on Peritoneal Fluid Parameters in Horses: A Comprehensive Study
Abbas A. Hussein
Rafid H. Farman
Ahmed K. Munahi
Amir I.Towfik
This work was designed to investigate the role of endurance exercise effects on some physical and biochemical parameters of peritoneal fluid of Iraqi Arabian horses. Ten local Iraqi Arabian horses were included, under a strict aseptic surgical approach, Peritoneal Fluid (PF) samples (5ml/each) were collected before and after running at different speeds, 48hrs interval between each type of speed. These samples were analyzed to determine the physical (pH, turbidity, viscosity, and color) and biochemical (total nucleated cells count(TNCC), total protein (TP), fibrinogen, creatinine, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), lactate, glucose, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), sodium, chloride, and potassium) parameters. The physical parameters showed gradual increases in pH, turbidity, and viscosity, and the color was changed to yellow in gallop. The biochemical parameters revealed significant increases in TNCC, TP, fibrinogen, creatinine, ALP, and lactate while there were gradual decreases in glucose, LDH, sodium, chloride, and potassium. A conclusion could be made that there are significant effects of endurance exercise on the physical and biochemical markers of the PF, and checking of sport horses must be done after hard sports. We consider these informational data are very useful for horsemen and veterinarians.
Keywords:Endurance, Exercise, Parameters, Peritoneal Fluid, Arabian horses
