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

Authors

  • Débora Roque de Freitas Andrade Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Campus Pampulha, Avenida Antônio Carlos, no 6.627, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG.
  • Adalgiza Souza Carneiro Rezende UFMG
  • Sandra Aparecida Santos Embrapa Pantanal
  • Márcia Furlan Nogueira Embrapa Pantanal
  • Juliano Martins Santiago Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Unidade Acadêmica de Serra Talhada, Avenida Gregório Ferraz Nogueira, s/no, José Tomé de Souza Ramos, CEP 56909-535 Serra Talhada, PE.
  • Jessica Lage Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Marília Martins Melo Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Campus Pampulha, Avenida Antônio Carlos, no 6.627, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG.
  • Jenner Karlisson Pimenta Reis UFMG
  • Pablo Trigo Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 60 y 118, s/no (1900), Casilla de Correo 296, La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, República Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2018.v53.25892

Keywords:

Brazilian breed, endemic areas, equideoculture, equine infectious anemia, physiology of equine exercise

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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Published

2018-11-26

How to Cite

Andrade, D. R. de F., Rezende, A. S. C., Santos, S. A., Nogueira, M. F., Santiago, J. M., Lage, J., … Trigo, P. (2018). Equine infectious anemia affects the athletic performance of equines from the Brazilian Pantanal region. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 53(10), 1184–1188. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2018.v53.25892

Issue

v.53, n.10, out. 2018

Section

SCIENTIFIC NOTES