Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications
Campus Units
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2007
Journal or Book Title
Brazilian Journal of Biosystems Engineering
Volume
1
Issue
1
First Page
83
Last Page
92
Research Focus Area(s)
Animal Production Systems Engineering
DOI
10.18011/bioeng2007v1n1p83-92
Abstract
Thermoregulatory responses of horses subjected to summer-time road transport and stall confinement were investigated in this study. Six mature geldings were transported 168 km in a 4-horse trailer and were monitored while tethered in their stalls, on alternate days. Core body temperature (GT) demonstrated negligible response during transport, but GT following transport was higher than GT for non-transport. GT tended to increase with increased temperature humidity index (THI). THI within the trailer was greatest for positions near the front, and was influenced by daily weather which varied over experiment days from heat stress conditions to moderate discomfort.
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The Authors
Copyright Date
2007
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Green, Angela R.; Gates, Richard S.; and Lawrence, Laurie M., "Equine thermoregulatory responses during summertime road transport and stall confinement" (2007). Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications. 1177.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/abe_eng_pubs/1177
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Comments
This article is published as Green, A.R., R.S. Gates and L.M. Lawrence. 2007. Equine thermoregulatory responses during summertime road transport and stall confinement. Brazilian Journal of Biosystems Engineering 1(1):83-92. doi: 10.18011/bioeng2007v1n1p83-92.