Nitrogen Metabolites During Exercise in the Horse

In experiment one, eight Quarter Horse mares were intravenously infused prior to exercise with either sodium acetate (control) or ammonium acetate to determine the effect of elevated ammonia (NH$\sb3$) levels on fatigue development and muscle metabolism. The horses were exercised on an 11% grade treadmill at 4.4 m/s, carrying 27 kg of lead. Time to fatigue was not (P $>$.05) different between groups. Middle gluteal muscle (im) NH$\sb3$ and lactate increased (P $$.05). Treatment did not (P $>$.05) affect plasma or im ala, glu or gln. Urinary orotic acid/creatinine ratio was not (P $>$.05) affected by exercise or treatment and suggests that the urea cycle was not impaired during exercise. These results did not show any metabolic evidence for a role of increased blood NH$\sb3$ in fatigue development at the level of the central nervous system.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Animal Sciences

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Miller-Graber, Peggy Ann

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lawrence, Laurie,

• Agriculture, Animal Culture and Nutrition

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8908780

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70064