Escalera Valente, FranciscoAlonso de la Varga, Marta ElenaGaudioso Lacasa, Vicente R.Alonso Díez, Ángel JavierGonzález Montaña, José RamiroLomillos Pérez, Juan ManuelUCH. Departamento de Producción y Sanidad Animal, Salud Pública Veterinaria y Ciencia y Tecnología de los AlimentosProducción Científica UCH 20212022-10-292022-10-292021-06-01Escalera-Valente, F., Alonso, M., Lomillos, J., Gaudioso, V., Alonso, Á., & González-Montaña, J. (2021). Effect of intense exercise on plasma macrominerals and trace elements in lidia bulls. Veterinary Sciences, vol. 8, i. 6 (01 jun.), art. 97. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vetsci80600972306-7381 (Electrónico)http://hdl.handle.net/10637/14001Este artículo se encuentra disponible en la siguiente URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/8/6/97Minerals 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 mol/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 mol/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.application/pdfenopen accessMetabolismo energético.Energy metabolism.Mineral metabolism.Fighting bull - Metabolism.Metabolismo mineral.Toros de lidia - Metabolismo.Artículohttps://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci8060097https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es