Concentração de lactato, frequência cardíaca e respiratória em equinos crioulos de enduro e treinamento em uma cabanha no Município de Aceguá

Abstract

Horses are animals that developted endurance, strength and anatomy to gain speed in their natural evolution progress. They are born athlete, who sometimes do not receive the correct way of training. It is necessary knowledge and monitoring physiological parameters when it aims to improve physical fitness. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the training conducted in 6 Crioulo mares breeding in Aceguá city. Physiological parameters as heart rate, respiratory rate and lactate concentration were used to evaluate the proposed training. The tests were carried in outside roads with trails up to 25 and 15 kilometers for te animals in advanced and initial training respectively. The track were divided in five moments: basal, middle, final, ten and thirty minutes after arrival. The collected data were evaluated individually and in means by the Tukey and Anova test: single factor at 5% significance. After the evaluations were found that the 6 animals in test had good physical conditions to practice endurance sports based on the physiological parameters evaluated. A statistically significant difference was found between animals I1 and I3 (p<0.05) in lactate concentration mean. Correlationing the variables heart rate and respiratory rate with lactate concentration, it had found a positive correlation. About the present study the lactate could be considered an indicator of physical fitness and instigating an approach of this metabolic coproduct as a trigger of physiological responses.