Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 28-31, January 2007

Training versus Overtraining: Evaluation of Two Protocols

From the Department of Animal Health and Welfare, University of Bari, Italy

Abstract 

Forty Standardbred trotters were divided into two groups, A and B, and subjected to two training methods with a much more intense protocol in the second group. Compared with group A, group B showed an increase in red blood cells, leukocytes, and red cell distribution width (RDW); a decrease in mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH); and elevations of aspartate amino transferase (AST), creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), alkaline phosphatase (AP), total bilirubin (BUN), and α1- and α2-globulins. The authors believe that the concomitance of such findings may suggest a condition of overtraining.

Keywords: Training, Standardbred trotters, Overtraining, Stress, Disease

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 Refereed

PII: S0737-0806(06)00636-8

doi:10.1016/j.jevs.2006.11.013

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 28-31, January 2007

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