Concentration of sweat electrolytes in Colombian Creole Horses¤/Concentración de electrolitos en el sudor del Caballo Criollo Colombiano/Concentração de eletrólitos no suor do Cavalo Crioulo Colombiano

• Published in: CES medicina veterinaria y zootecnia 2014-01, Vol.9 (1), p.43
• Main Authors: Gutiérrez, María P Arias, Sandoval, Gregory Mejía, Ruiz, Oscar A Sáenz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1900-9607; 1900-9607

Concentration of sodium, chlorine, and potassium in the sweat of Colombian Creole Horses after performing a physical activity of moderate intensity and long duration was measured. Forty randomly selected horses were subjected to physical activity of moderate intensity, average 156 beats per minute (bpm) and long duration under neutral environmental conditions. After exercise, sweat samples were collected from the upper third of the neck. Sample collection included cleaning of the area, delimiting the area with Vaseline and placing a protective gauze on the neck. The gauze was retired after exercise to proceed to apply filter paper for filter-lab quantitative analysis on the sweat-soaked skin. The filter papers were transported to the laboratory in sterile glass jars. Concentration (m-equiv/L) of sodium, potassium and chlorine from sweat was measured with a digital vapor pressure osmometer. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. The average sodium concentration was 252.25 ± 59.7 m-equiv/L, potassium concentration was 65.35 ± 18.5 m-equiv/L, and chlorine was 280.6 ± 70.2 m-equiv/L.