Measuring heart rate variability using a heart rate monitor in horses ( Equus caballus ) during groundwork.

Autor:	Kapteijn CM; Animals in Science and Society, Department of Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands., Frippiat T; Sportpaardenarts - Equine Sports Medicine, Laren, Netherlands., van Beckhoven C; Heart for Horses, Oisterwijk, Netherlands., van Lith HA; Animals in Science and Society, Department of Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.; UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands., Endenburg N; Animals in Science and Society, Department of Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands., Vermetten E; Department of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands., Rodenburg TB; Animals in Science and Society, Department of Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.; Adaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in veterinary science [Front Vet Sci] 2022 Nov 22; Vol. 9, pp. 939534. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 22 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.3389/fvets.2022.939534
Abstrakt:	Measuring physiological parameters of stress in horses during groundwork, for example when involved in equine-assisted interventions, is important to gain insight into the stress levels of the horses. Heart rate and heart rate variability can be used as physiological indicators of stress in horses. Heart rate monitors could be easily incorporated into practice, as they are not expensive and easy to use. However, it is questionable whether heart rate monitors present accurate heart rate variability results in exercising horses, similar to electrocardiograms. The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of heart rate monitors for the assessment of heart rate variability in horses during groundwork exercise. Simultaneous telemetric electrocardiograms (Televet) and heart rate monitor (Polar H10 transmitter and M430 receiver, Hylofit electrodes) recordings were performed on 28 horses (15 mares and 13 geldings). Results indicate that the heart rate monitor accurately determined heart rate and time-domain heart rate variability parameters when compared to electrocardiograms during both baseline and groundwork conditions. As expected, heart rate significantly increased and the heart rate variability significantly decreased during groundwork compared to baseline conditions. This indicates that the heart rate monitor can be used to accurately determine heart rate variability during groundwork. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2022 Kapteijn, Frippiat, van Beckhoven, van Lith, Endenburg, Vermetten and Rodenburg.)
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