Effect of endurance exercise on blood physiological indicators in the Yili horse
[Objective]To study the effect of 26 km endurance racing on the blood physiological indices of adult Yili horses in the hope of providng data to support the breeding and selection of endurance Yili horses in China.[Methods]Twelve adult stallions were selected from the top six and bottom six of the 207 horses that participated in the 26 km long-distance endurance race,with the top six defined as the excellent group(N =6)and the bottom six as the average group(N =6).Blood tests were performed before and immediately after the 26 km endurance race for white blood cell count(WBC),lymphocyte count(Lym),monocyte count(Mon),neutrophil count(Neu),lymphocyte percentage(Lym%),monocyte percentage(Mon%),neutrophil percentage(Neu%),red blood cell count(RBC),haemoglobin concentration(HGB),erythrocyte specific volume(HCT),mean erythrocyte volume(MCV),mean erythrocyte haemoglobin content(MCH),mean erythrocyte haemoglo-bin concentration(MCHC),platelet count(PLT),platelet pressure volume(PCT%)and other 15 blood physio-logical indexes to analyse the differences in blood physiological indexes before and after the endurance race of Yili horses with different endurance performance.[Results]The excellent group showed a significant decrease(P<0.05)in Lym,Lym%and Mon%,while Neu%,RBC,HGB and HCT%were significantly increased(P<0.05)after the 26 km endurance race;the ordinary group showed a significant increase(P<0.05)in WBC,Neu,Mon,Neu%and PCT%,while Lym,Lym%and Mon%were significantly increased(P<0.05)af-ter the race.The WBC,Neu,Mon,Neu%and PCT%in the blood of the general group were significantly higher(P<0.05),while the Lym,Lym%and Mon%were significantly lower(P<0.05);the WBC,Neu,Mon in the blood of the excellent group were significantly lower(P<0.05),while the RBC,HGB and HCT%were significantly higher(P<0.05).[Conclusion]The horses in the excellent group had less damage to the exer-cise load and higher aerobic capacity and exercise adaptability than those in the normal groups during the 26 km endurance race.
Yili horseendurance racingblood physiological parameters