DDSP EMG Dataset: Equine Exercise Physiology with Intramuscular Recordings

Nine adult horses were instrumented with intramuscular electrodes for EMG recording during incremental exercise tests. The dataset likely contains electromyographic activity, heart rate, upper airway videoendoscopy, pharyngeal airway pressures, and gait frequency measurements collected at exercise intensities of 50, 80, 90, and 100% of maximum heart rate. This study was conducted by Marta Cercone and approved by the IACUC of Cornell University and the Royal Veterinary College.

Use Cases

• Classifying horses as DDSP-affected or control based on physiological measurements during exercise.
• Analyzing the relationship between thyro-hyoid muscle EMG activity and exercise intensity based on heart rate.
• Investigating correlations between pharyngeal airway pressures and episodes of dorsal displacement of the soft palate.
• Modeling physiological responses to incremental exercise tests in equine athletes.

Strengths

• Data was collected from nine instrumented horses during controlled incremental exercise tests.
• Multiple synchronized data streams were recorded, including EMG, heart rate, videoendoscopy, and airway pressures.
• Horses were rigorously categorized as DDSP-affected or control based on multiple exercise tests.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Marta Cercone, associated with Cornell University and the Royal Veterinary College.

Collection Method

Data was collected from surgically instrumented horses performing standardized incremental exercise tests on a treadmill or overground.