Heart rate and its variability in agility dogs at high altitude

Authors

  • Pedro Vargas-Pinto Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá
  • Susana Arango Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá
  • Vanesa Rodríguez Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá
  • Javier Rivas Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá
  • Piero Vargas-Pinto Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v28i2.13071

Keywords:

heart rate, heart rate variability, Agility, high altitude

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the practice of dog Agility in high altitude (2550 m above the sea level) on heart rate and its variability. Ten Agility Border Collie dogs (Agility group) and ten sedentary Border Collie dogs (Sedentary group) were evaluated by electrocardiogram at baseline, warm-up, sub-maximal exercise (maximum speed of 5 km/h for 3 min) and rest in an electric treadmill. Heart rate was compared for all time points among groups. Heart rate variability was compared by frequency domain for baseline and at rest. The Agility group had lower heart rates at all time points (p<0.05) except at the beginning of the rest period. The agility group showed higher high frequency components at baseline and rest (p<0.05).

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Published

2017-07-23

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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Copyright (c) 2017 Pedro Vargas-Pinto, Susana Arango, Vanesa Rodríguez, Javier Rivas, Piero Vargas-Pinto

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How to Cite

Vargas-Pinto, P., Arango, S., Rodríguez, V., Rivas, J., & Vargas-Pinto, P. (2017). Heart rate and its variability in agility dogs at high altitude. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 28(2), 236-241. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v28i2.13071