RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Effect of Intense Exercise on Plasma Macrominerals and Trace Elements in Lidia Bulls A1 Escalera Valente, Francisco A1 Alonso de la Varga, Marta Elena A1 Lomillos Pérez, Juan Manuel A1 Gaudioso Lacasa, Vicente Ramiro A1 Alonso Díez, Ángel Javier A1 González Montaña, José Ramiro A2 Producción Animal K1 Veterinaria K1 Exercise K1 Lidia cattle K1 Mineral metabolism K1 Macrominerals K1 Trace elements K1 3109 Ciencias Veterinarias AB [EN] Minerals are inorganic substances present in all body tissues and fluids that directly or indirectly influence the maintenance of multiple metabolic processes and, therefore, are essential for the development of various biological functions. The Lidia bull breed may be considered an athlete, as during a bull fight it displays considerable physical effort of great intensity and short duration in a highly stressful situation. The objective of this study was to assess plasma minerals concentration (macro- and microminerals) in Lidia bulls after intense physical exercise during a bull fight. Plasma Ca, Mg, P, K, Na, Fe, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se and Mo concentrations were measured in 438 male Lidia bulls. Ca, P and Mg were measured using a Cobas Integra autoanalyzer, while Na and K were determined by ICP-AES, and Fe, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se and Mo were measured by ICP-MS. All macrominerals, (Ca: 2.96 ± 0.31, Mg: 1.27 ± 0.17, P: 3.78 ± 0.65, K: 7.50 ± 1.58, Na: 150.15 ± 19.59 in mmol/L), and Cr (1.24 ± 0.58), Ni (0.249 ± 1.07), Cu (22.63 ± 4.84) and Zn (24.14 ± 5.59, in µmol/L) showed greater mean values than the reported reference values in the published literature, while Co (0.041 ± 0.07), Se (0.886 ± 0.21) and Mo (0.111 ± 0.08, in µmol/L) values were lower than those reported for other bovine breeds. These increased concentrations could be justified mainly by muscle cell metabolism, hepatic need to provide energy, and intense dehydration and hemoconcentration by losses through sweat glands or urination PB MDPI LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18533 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18533 NO Escalera-Valente, F., Alonso, M. E., Lomillos, J. M., Gaudioso, V. R., Alonso, Á. J., & González-Montaña, J. R. (2021). Effect of intense exercise on plasma macrominerals and trace elements in lidia bulls. Veterinary Sciences, 8(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/VETSCI8060097 DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León RD 26-jun-2024