Evaluación de los niveles de glucosa sanguínea antes y después del entrenamiento en equinos mestizos de salto de la estación experimental Tunshi.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to evaluate blood glucose levels in mongrel jumping horses before and after training. Carried out at the Academic Unit of Equine Research of the Tunshi Experimental Station. Eight mongrel horses destined for provincial jumping competitions were used. They were grazed for about 16 hours plus 1% of live weight concentrate for high performance horses. The horses underwent standardized training according to the established exercise routines during five days of training and two days of rest. On the fifth day, blood samples were taken with needles and vacutainer cap. Once samples were extracted, they were placed in yellow capped tubes and then transferred to the laboratory. An exploratory analysis of the data was applied, as well as the normality and homogeneity with the Shapiro-Wilk test with (P>0.05) in three repetitions (0,7,14) giving us a total of 48 samples analyzed. The experimental results as the average of means of the three days showed a 99.74mg/dl pre-exercise, with a decrease of 88.43 mg/dl post-exercise due to the energetic wear of the equine. The physiological constants showed differences pre and post-training within the normal parameters. It is concluded that pre-exercise glucose tends to be lost due to energy use. Therefore, it is recommended to keep a record after a competition to rule out any problems of the horse.