Open AccessEQUINE THERMOREGULATORY RESPONSES DURING SUMMERTIME ROAD TRANSPORT AND STALL CONFINEMENT
Author(s) -
Angela R. Green,
Richard S. Gates,
L.M. Lawrence
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
revista brasileira de engenharia de biossistemas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2359-6724
pISSN - 1981-7061
DOI - 10.18011/bioeng2007v1n2p83-92
Subject(s) - core temperature , heat stress , environmental science , trailer , stall (fluid mechanics) , relative humidity , meteorology , thermoregulation , humidity , atmospheric sciences , zoology , medicine , anesthesia , biology , geography , physics , engineering , mechanics , automotive engineering
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.