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Muscle Acidosis and Maximal Exercise in Horses – A Nutritional Intervention

Tags: beta alanine, carnosine, horse, horseracing, muscle buffering, performance supplement

Category: Horses - Articles for Race and Performance Horses

Date: 11 May, 2016

Most trainers will be familiar with lactic acid, although misconceptions might exist as to whether its production is good, bad or indifferent. Lactic acid is produced in muscle as a consequence of anaerobic energy generation and whilst it can be metabolised or reprocessed within muscle, it can and does accumulate during acute periods of maximal […]

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