Energetic considerations of exercise

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CHAPTER 3 Energetic considerations of exercise MATHEW P. GERARD, E.DE GRAAF-ROELFSEMA, DAVID R. HODGSON and J.H. VAN DER KOLK* The horse is a superb athlete, the result of the evolutionary…

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Clinical exercise testing

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Chapter 29 Clinical exercise testing A. COUROUCÉ-MALBLANC and DAVID R. HODGSON Exercise testing has been used routinely for the past 50 years in human medicine to evaluate fitness and the…

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Comparative aspects of exercise physiology

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CHAPTER 2 Comparative aspects of exercise physiology DAVID R. HODGSON and J.H. FOREMAN* Besides appreciating their own athletic ability, humans, uniquely, have also trained other animals to compete in athletic…

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Nutrition of the performance horse

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CHAPTER 4 Nutrition of the performance horse SHANNON E. PRATT-PHILLIPS and LAURIE M. LAWRENCE Equine digestion, absorption, and metabolism Digestion and absorption Being nonruminant herbivores, horses utilize both enzymatic digestion…

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