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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"racehorses"”.
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Exercise-Associated Cardiac Rhythm Disorders in Thoroughbred Racehorses
… relevant rhythm disorders in Thoroughbred racehorses (TBs) are atrial fibrillation (AF), which typically causes poor performance, and fatal arrhythmias which precipitate sudden cardiac death (SCD). These rhythm disorders are also important in human athletes. The horse has a high prevalence …
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Genetic exploration of exercise associated sudden death in racehorses
… represents a significant cause of mortality in racehorses, accounting for 25% of the approximately 500 annual racehorse fatalities in the United States. Beyond its negative impact on equine welfare, EASD poses risks to jockey safety and challenges the public perception of horse racing. …
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PULMONARY ARTERY STIFFNESS IN RACEHORSES AFFECTED BY EXERCISE-INDUCED PULMONARY HEMORRHAGE
… (EIPH) is a common cause of poor performance in racehorses and reflects extreme exercise pressures and progressive changes of the pulmonary vessels. The aim of this thesis was to investigate whether pulmonary artery stiffness (PAS), a Doppler-derived index of pulmonary arterial elasticity, can be …
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Genetic investigation of recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis risk and performance in racehorses
… is a disease in Thoroughbred and Standardbred racehorses involving repeated episodes of skeletal muscle cell breakdown in response to exercise in otherwise physically fit horses. Based on epidemiological and heritability studies, RER has been hypothesized to be a complex polygenic disease with …
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Heritability and repeatability of speed for two- and three-year- old standardbred racehorses
… from data on 7206 2- and 3-year-old standardbred racehorses competing in charted races at six tracks between 1975 and 1976. There were a total of 38,487 records from 2367 sire progeny groups. The data were divided according to gait into two subsets. Trotters only were used to test alternative …
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Horse Racing During the Civil War: The Perseverance of the Sport During a Time of National Crisis
… the morale of their men. Aside from racing, racehorses were prized cavalry mounts by many officers. Cavalrymen and guerrillas would go out of their way to acquire a horse bred for racing. Among civilians, organized race meets dropped drastically during the first two years of the war. Starting …
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The effects of tributyrin and butyrate on equine skeletal muscle
… to see if a metabolic shift beneficial to racehorses can be achieved. Furthermore, future research should focus on tributyrin's effects on satellite cells and how supplementation can improve muscle recovery in racehorses.
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EXPLORING EQUINE ASTHMA: PATHOGENESIS INSIGHTS AND DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGES
… neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. In racehorses, while EA did not appear to be linked with dynamic upper airway obstructions, it did show an association with impaired athletic capacity in cases of neutrophilic inflammation. Oscillometry studies proved to be encouraging, revealing …
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Post laryngoplasty ultrasonography of the horse larynx
… to treat laryngeal hemiplegia in Thoroughbred racehorses and success and evaluation thereof has traditionally been determined using endoscopy with little emphasis on ultrasonography. Laryngeal ultrasonography can easily be performed in the standing unsedated horse and is relatively inexpensive. …
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Aspects of respiratory function during exercise in the thoroughbred horse in health and disease
… infection similar to that seen in vaccinated racehorses. Twenty one days after infection most horses showed no changes in respiratory function but 2/9 horses altered breathing strategy during canter and another showed altered acid-base and blood lactate responses. Horses with low-grade …
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The effects of furosemide on equine skeletal muscle satellite cell myogenesis and metabolism in vitro
Thoroughbred racehorses undergo strenuous exercise which often leads to the occurrence of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH), in which capillaries rupture within the alveoli in the lungs causing bleeding. Severe cases of EIPH lead to epistaxis and may result in fatality. Presently, the …
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Proteoglycan-4 in Equine Joint Disease, Exercise, and in vitro Cartilage Repair
… The concentration of serum PRG4 in a group of racehorses decreased significantly five minutes post-exercise, perhaps clearing from the circulation. Hence, serum PRG4 and HA concentrations alone may not be useful biomarkers for equine joint disease. rhPRG4-integrated scaffolds had enhanced …
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An Investigation into Bloodstock as an Alternative Asset Class for Investment Purposes
… with investment in bloodstock (thoroughbred racehorses) previously suggested as a potential asset class by Lester (2006). The Thoroughbred racing industry is one of the most popular areas of sport, second only to football in the UK and watched by hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts at racing …
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Diagnostic accuracy of digital photography and image analysis for the measurement of foot conformation in the horse
… lateral digital photographs of shod Thoroughbred racehorses were obtained twice by two veterinary surgeons working independently (Image Acquisition - IAc). Each photograph was independently analysed by the two veterinary surgeons masked to the origin of the images on two occasions using Metron-PX™ …
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Thermoregulation in exercising horses: Aspects of temperature monitoring during field exercise
Hyperthermia is an ongoing welfare and performance issue for all horses exercising in racing and other competitive sport events. At present, little is known about the influence of core body temperature evolvement on hyperthermia in real time during different types of exercise performed in field …
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COST OF TRANSPORT, LOWER LIMBS ASIMMETRY AND THE DYNAMICS OF RUNNING.
… body mass, running performance in humans and in racehorses. Similarly, symmetry plays a key role in the maintenance and design of our vehicles. They are periodically inspected, to guarantee a wheel balance/alignment and homogeneous tyre wearing. In this way the fuel consumption can be reduced. …