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Physiological parameter values in greyhounds before and after high-intensity exercise

Francisco Javier Pellegrino, Analía Risso, Pablo Vaquero, Yanina A Corrada.


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Dog sports competitions have greatly expanded. The availability of reference values for each type of activity could help assess fitness accurately. Heart rate (HR), blood lactate (BL) and rectal temperature (RT) are relevant physiological parameters to determine the dogs response to effort. Previous studies in greyhounds have reported the effect of high-intensity exercise on many physiological parameters immediately after completing different racing distances and recovery times. However, there are no studies concerning physiological changes over shorter racing distances. We therefore assessed the effect of sprint exercise on HR, BL and RT in nine greyhounds performing sprint exercise over a 100-m distance chasing a lure. After the exercise, dogs underwent a passive 10-min recovery phase. Before the exercise, immediately after it and at 5 and 10 min during recovery, HR and RT were assessed and blood samples were collected for BL determination. Heart rate, BL and RT values increased significantly after the exercise (P<0.01). Whereas HR returned to pre-exercise values at 10 min during the recovery phase (P>0.1), BL concentration and RT remained increased (P<0.01). The abrupt increase in HR, BL and RT values observed immediately after the exercise indicates the high intensity of the effort performed. Similarly, BL concentration after the exercise exceeded the 4 mmol/L lactate threshold, suggesting a predominant anaerobic metabolism during effort. Although HR returned to pre-exercise values 10 min after the exercise, a more extensive recovery phase would be necessary for a total return to resting values, particularly for BL and RT. In greyhounds subjected to high-intensity exercise, HR, BL and RT were reliable physiological parameters to accurately assess the physiological response to effort. The use of sprint exercises over short racing distances could be useful for appropriately monitoring fitness in sporting dogs.

Key words: Greyhound, Exercise, Heart rate, Blood lactate, Rectal temperature.


 
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Francisco Javier Pellegrino, Analía Risso, Pablo Vaquero, Yanina A Corrada. Physiological parameter values in greyhounds before and after high-intensity exercise. Open Vet J. 2018; 8(1): 64-67. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i1.11


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Francisco Javier Pellegrino, Analía Risso, Pablo Vaquero, Yanina A Corrada. Physiological parameter values in greyhounds before and after high-intensity exercise. https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/?mno=272028 [Access: March 15, 2024]. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i1.11


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Francisco Javier Pellegrino, Analía Risso, Pablo Vaquero, Yanina A Corrada. Physiological parameter values in greyhounds before and after high-intensity exercise. Open Vet J. 2018; 8(1): 64-67. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i1.11



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Francisco Javier Pellegrino, Analía Risso, Pablo Vaquero, Yanina A Corrada. Physiological parameter values in greyhounds before and after high-intensity exercise. Open Vet J. (2018), [cited March 15, 2024]; 8(1): 64-67. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i1.11



Harvard Style

Francisco Javier Pellegrino, Analía Risso, Pablo Vaquero, Yanina A Corrada (2018) Physiological parameter values in greyhounds before and after high-intensity exercise. Open Vet J, 8 (1), 64-67. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i1.11



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Francisco Javier Pellegrino, Analía Risso, Pablo Vaquero, Yanina A Corrada. 2018. Physiological parameter values in greyhounds before and after high-intensity exercise. Open Veterinary Journal, 8 (1), 64-67. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i1.11



Chicago Style

Francisco Javier Pellegrino, Analía Risso, Pablo Vaquero, Yanina A Corrada. "Physiological parameter values in greyhounds before and after high-intensity exercise." Open Veterinary Journal 8 (2018), 64-67. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i1.11



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Francisco Javier Pellegrino, Analía Risso, Pablo Vaquero, Yanina A Corrada. "Physiological parameter values in greyhounds before and after high-intensity exercise." Open Veterinary Journal 8.1 (2018), 64-67. Print. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i1.11



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Francisco Javier Pellegrino, Analía Risso, Pablo Vaquero, Yanina A Corrada (2018) Physiological parameter values in greyhounds before and after high-intensity exercise. Open Veterinary Journal, 8 (1), 64-67. doi:10.4314/ovj.v8i1.11