Exercise-induced haematological and blood lactate changes in whippets training for lure coursing

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• exercise physiology
• haematology
• lactic acid
• lure coursing
• sighthounds