Ma. Alonso et al., RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FREQUENCY OF FAL L AND SOME BLOOD PARAMETERSIN FIGHTING BULL, Revue de Medecine Veterinaire, 148(12), 1997, pp. 999-1004
It was study the falling syndrome that occurs during the fight of 168
animals fought in the bullfight-ring of Malaga. It was determined the
plasmatic concentration of some blood parameters. It was observed that
the intense and unusual physical exertion that the bulls displayed du
ring the fight results in changes in the acid-basic balance, increasin
g the plasmatic levels of some ions, which seems to be the cause of so
me disturb in the muscle contraction and in the nervous impulse transm
ission, which are translate in the falling syndrome manifestation.