Effect Of Diet On Thoroughbred Horses With Recurrent Exertional Rhabdomyolysis Performing A Standardised Exercise Test

MacLeay, J.M., S.J. Valberg, J.D. Pagan, F. De La Corte, J. Roberts, J. Billstrom, J. McGinnity and H. Kaese. 1999. Effect of diet on Thoroughbred horses with recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis performing a standardised exercise test. In: Equine Exercise Physiology V, pp. 458-462.

Abstract

Previous studies have associated recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis (RER) with a diet high in soluble carbohydrate (CHO). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 3 diets on clinical and metabolic parameters in 5 Thoroughbred horses with RER and 3 healthy Thoroughbreds performing a standardised exercise test (SET).

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