title: Oral creatine supplementation on performance of Quarter Horses used in barrel racing.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of oral creatine supplementation on the athletic performance of equines used for barrel racing. Ten healthy Quarter Horses, or Quarter Horse crossbred, weighing 429.7 ± 25.3 kg and with mean age of 3.8 ± 1.2 years, were used. Animals were evaluated in four different moments (M1, M2, M3, M4), and between M3 and M4, they were supplemented with 28 g of creatine/100 kg of body weight, orally, for 45 days. Although significant alterations for LDH activity, plasma glucose and packed cell volume were observed, it was possible to conclude that there was no improvement in the athletic performance for the animals used on the experiment, as there were no changes in time scores, heart rate and plasma lactate, variables considered as performance indicators, before and after supplementation.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Mestrado em Ciência Animal (UVV-ES), Vila Velha, Brazil.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (UVV-ES), Vila Velha, Brazil.
authors.forename: L O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Ramalho
authors.affiliation: Programa de Mestrado em Ciência Animal (UVV-ES), Vila Velha, Brazil.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Adamkosky
authors.affiliation: Programa de Mestrado em Ciência Animal (UVV-ES), Vila Velha, Brazil.
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Lacerda
authors.affiliation: Programa de Mestrado em Ciência Animal (UVV-ES), Vila Velha, Brazil.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Coelho
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D003401:Creatine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D013177:Sports
chemical_list: D003401:Creatine
keywords: creatine; equines; exercise; supplement