EQUINE THERMOREGULATORY RESPONSES DURING SUMMERTIME ROAD TRANSPORT AND STALL CONFINEMENT

Thermoregulatory responses of horses subjected to summer-time roadtransport and stall confinement were investigated in this study. Six mature geldings weretransported 168 km in a 4-horse trailer and were monitored while tethered in their stalls, onalternate days. Core body temperature (GT) demonstra...

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Published inRevista Brasileira de Engenharia de Biossistemas (Online) Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 83 - 92
Main Authors GREEN, ANGELA R., GATES, RICHARD S., LAWRENCE, LAURIE M.
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
English
Published Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) 30.04.2007
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Summary:Thermoregulatory responses of horses subjected to summer-time roadtransport and stall confinement were investigated in this study. Six mature geldings weretransported 168 km in a 4-horse trailer and were monitored while tethered in their stalls, onalternate days. Core body temperature (GT) demonstrated negligible response duringtransport, but GT following transport was higher than GT for non-transport. GT tended toincrease with increased temperature humidity index (THI). THI within the trailer wasgreatest for positions near the front, and was influenced by daily weather which varied overexperiment days from heat stress conditions to moderate discomfort.
ISSN:1981-7061
2359-6724
DOI:10.18011/bioeng2007v1n2p83-92