Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira (Oct 2018)

Equine infectious anemia affects the athletic performance of equines from the Brazilian Pantanal region

  • Débora Roque de Freitas Andrade,
  • Adalgiza Souza Carneiro Rezende,
  • Sandra Aparecida Santos,
  • Márcia Furlan Nogueira,
  • Juliano Martins Santiago,
  • Jéssica Lage,
  • Marília Martins Melo,
  • Jenner Karlisson Pimenta Reis,
  • Pablo Trigo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/s0100-204x2018001000012
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 53, no. 10
pp. 1184 – 1188

Abstract

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Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of equine infectious anemia (EIA) on the physical performance of equines from the Brazilian Pantanal region. A total of 16 males were evaluated, divided into two groups: 8 seronegative (G1) and 8 seropositive (G2) for EIA. Two graded exercise tests were carried out before (T1) and after (T2) 42 days of training. Heart rate, lactate concentration, distance covered, and hematocrit level were recorded. In both tests, G1 covered a greater distance. In T2, G2 had lower hematocrit levels and lower speeds reached at different lactate concentrations and heart rates. The athletic performance of the evaluated equines is affected by equine infectious anemia.

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