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SPECIFIC NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF THE ENDURANCE HORSE

Mirjana Baban ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Sveučilišta u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Maja Gregić ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Sveučilišta u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Kristina Budimir ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Sveučilišta u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Matija Domaćinović ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Sveučilišta u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Nikica Prvanović Babić ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Pero Mijić ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Sveučilišta u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Tina . Bobić ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Sveučilišta u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska

Sažetak

Endurance is one of the most demanding equestrian competition sports and could last one to three or more days. Arabian horses are preferably used, combined with their crossbreeds. It is necessary that all horses used in such competitions are prepared in a way to strengthen their endurance capacity. To achieve such a demanding goal horses are put on a special diet and training. Meals should be well balanced in qualitative and quantitative ratio, keeping in mind energetic and nutritional demands of the horse. Water and electrolytes, especially sodium, potas¬sium and magnesium are of great value for homeostasis especially for adequate neuromuscular activity. Since horse body excretes increased amount of electrolytes during the competition, it is necessary to supply it in regular meals to avoid meta¬bolic disturbances. The most frequently used energetic food supply is oat, maize and barley. Recently plant oil and fat are additionally used. Keeping in mind all the specific efforts of horse organism needed in endurance, it is easy to understand why it is so essential to have a long term source of energy to help the horse to fin¬ish the competition. Body energetic supplies kept in glycogen are of irreplaceable value. Metabolic activity of sport horse organism is oriented to oxidation of organic nutritive compounds leading to release of energy needed. At the same time free radicals are released, having negative impact by inducing and causing antioxida¬tive stress. Food enriched with additives, such as vitamins A and C is used as a successive preventive method, since it has a positive influence on prevention of oxidative stress. Such meals are beneficial and essential, given in small amounts before, during and after the endurance competition. Well balanced meals are also important for maintaining health, endurance and body condition of the horse.

Ključne riječi

endurance; nutrition; nutritive compounds; balanced meals

Hrčak ID:

118431

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/118431

Datum izdavanja:

24.3.2014.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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