Dietary control of exertional rhabdomyolysis in horses.

TitleDietary control of exertional rhabdomyolysis in horses.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1998
AuthorsValentine BA, Hintz HF, Freels KM, Reynolds AJ, Thompson KN
JournalJournal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Volume212
Issue10
Pagination1588-93
Date Published1998 May 15
ISSN0003-1488
KeywordsAnimal Feed, Animals, Aspartate Aminotransferases, Creatine Kinase, Diet, Dietary Carbohydrates, Dietary Fats, Female, Glycogen, Horse Diseases, Horses, Male, Muscle, Skeletal, Physical Conditioning, Animal, Rhabdomyolysis, Selenium, Vitamin E
Abstract

To determine whether feeding a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet would decrease severity of exercise-induced muscle injury in horses with exertional rhabdomyolysis.
Alternate JournalJ. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc.