Relationship of muscle fiber type and metabolism in quarter horses to varying exercise regimes.

Fifteen Quarter Horse mares were randomly assigned to one of three 28-day conditioning regimes to evaluate cardiorespiratory and metabolic adaptations to exercise. The treatments were: control (no conditioning); moderate exercise (trot 3.62 km in 20 min); heavy exercise (gallop 3.62 km in 10 min). H...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Sigler, Dennis Herbert
Other Authors:	Dutson, Thayne (degree committee member.), Harms, Paul (degree committee member.), Jessup,George (degree committee member.)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	1981.
Subjects:	Exercise > Physiological aspects. Horses > Anatomy. Muscle strength. Animal Science. Academic theses.
Online Access:	Link to ProQuest Copy Link to OAKTrust copy