CLINICO-HAEMATO-BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN HORSES AFTER TROT EXERCISE.

Since ancient times, horses were identified for their unique aerobic capacity. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate alteration in clinical, haematological, and biochemical parameters after exercise in horses. Twenty apparently healthy non-pregnant females of approximately equal age group (8-10 years) were divided into group I and II. Group I was given 30 kilometres of trot exercise for two hours and Group II was taken as the control without giving exercise. Recording of clinical parameters and collection of blood samples were done both at rest and after exercise in the case of group I but without exercise in group II. Clinical parameters viz. rectal temperature, pulse rate, and respiration rate; haematological parameters viz. haemoglobin, PCV, TEC, TLC, DLC, and platelet count; and biochemical parameters viz ALT, AST, GGT, total protein, albumin, creatinine, BUN, total bilirubin, and direct bilirubin were investigated in the present research. All the clinical parameters viz. rectal temperature, respiration rate, and pulse rate were increased significantly after the exercise. Among haematological parameters, haemoglobin and PCV were significantly higher after exercise in the treatment group while no effect of exercise was observed on TEC, TLC, DLC, and platelet count. There was no effect of exercise found on any of the biochemical parameters in the present study. Alteration in clinico-haemato-biochemical parameters in horses affirms physiological adjustment to maintain desired performance throughout, and also most of the parameters were close to normal range. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]