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Blood–gas profile in the show jumper undergoing increasing workloads during a 2-day event

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The pattern of several blood–gas indices has been investigated in eight show jumpers during a 2-day showjumping event. The effectiveness of the athlete horse’s physiological buffering systems has been pointed out, as well as the similarity between the patterns of the indices regarding the acid–base status and those metabolically defining the horse’s physical potential. The results of this study draw attention to the importance of a qualitative and quantitative determination of the blood–gas parameters in the show jumper, not only to define the horse’s acid–base status but also to analyse the potential performance more accurately.

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Abbreviations

pCO2:

Partial pressure of carbon dioxide

pO2:

Partial pressure of oxygen

SO2%:

Oxygen saturation

Hb:

Haemoglobin

Hct:

Haematocrit

BE-ecf:

Base excess of extracellular fluid

BE-b:

Base excess of the blood

SBC:

Standard bicarbonates concentration

HCO −3 :

Bicarbonates concentration

TCO2:

Total carbon dioxide

O2Ct:

Oxygen content

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  1. Sezione di Fisiologia Veterinaria, Dipartimento Mo.Bi.Fi.P.A., Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy

    G. Piccione, F. Fazio, M. Percipalle & G. Caola

  2. Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia “A. Mirri”, Palermo, Italy

    V. Ferrantelli

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Piccione, G., Ferrantelli, V., Fazio, F. et al. Blood–gas profile in the show jumper undergoing increasing workloads during a 2-day event. Comp Clin Path 13, 43–50 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-004-0518-2

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