Long-term creatine supplementation improves the aerobic capacity of horses
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2006-03-01
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Ferraz, Guilherme de Camargo
Teixeira-Neto, Antônio Raphael
D'Angelis, Flora Helena de Freitas
Lacerda-Neto, José Corrêa de
Queiroz-Neto, Antonio de
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of long-term oral supplementation of creatine on the physiological responses to aerobic training. Twelve purebred Arabian horses were submitted to aerobic training for 90 days, with and without creatine supplementation which consisted of the daily administration of 75g of creatine monohydrate mixed into the ration for 90 days of training. Physical conditioning was conducted on a high performance treadmill and training intensity was stipulated by calculating the V 4 (velocity at which blood lactate reaches 4mmol L -1) determined monthly for each animal. The individual intensity of physical force at 80% of aerobic threshold was established. An incremental exercise test was used to set the individual V4. After a warm up period of 4 min at 4m s -1), the speed was increased at 2min intervals to 6, 8 and 10m s -1). The blood samples were collected 15s before the end of each step to determine the concentration of lactate, packed cell volume, hemoglobin and red cell values. The results demonstrated a significant increase (P<0.05) in V4 in the groups that received creatine supplementation for 60 days or more when compared to the animals without creatine supplememntation. The other hematological variables were similar to all groups. The results showed that the prolonged creatine supplementation may have a beneficial al effect on the equine athletic performance.
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Athletic performance, Creatine, Equine, Hematology, Lactate, Animalia, Equidae, Equus caballus
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Ciencia Rural, v. 36, n. 2, p. 514-519, 2006.