Salivary cortisol levels in horses and their riders during three-day-events

• Autorzy: Strzelec K. , Kedzierski W. , Bereznowski A. , Janczarek I. , Bocian K. , Radosz M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The group of 36 warm-blooded half-bred horses (18 stallions and 18 mares) and their riders (20 men and 16 women), who ended three-day-events, were selected for the study. The horses were aged 4 to 6 years, while the riders were 19 to 34-year-old. The saliva samples were collected after each phase of the competitions. The Cortisol concentration was determined using an immunoassay method. The following factors were considered: type of competition, horse sex, and rider gender. In horses, the statistically important correlation was found between the results obtained for the dressage and cross-country, for the cross-country and show jumping, and for the dressage and show jumping. An analogous comparison for the riders suggests a statistically significant correlation between the data obtained for the cross-country and show jumping. Comparing the data of horses and their riders, a significant correlation coefficient was found for the cross-country group of woman and the dressage group of men. In conclusion, the salivary cortisol level in individual horses in each phase of three-day-event was found to be repetitive. Therefore, the salivary cortisol test is demonstrated to be a useful method to evaluate the horse response to each type of competition during three-day-events.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Puławy
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 57
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.237-241,ref.

Twórcy

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Strzelec K.

• Department of Horse Breeding and Use, Faculty of Animal Biology and Breeding, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-033 Lublin, Poland

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Kedzierski W.

• Department of Animal Biochemistry and Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-033 Lublin, Poland

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Bereznowski A.

• Division of Surgery, Department of Large Animals Diseases with the Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-797 Warsaw, Poland

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Janczarek I.

• Department of Horse Breeding and Use, Faculty of Animal Biology and Breeding, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-033 Lublin, Poland

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Bocian K.

• Department of Horse Breeding and Use, Faculty of Animal Biology and Breeding, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-033 Lublin, Poland

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Radosz M.

• Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA

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