The effect of exercise deprivation on the behaviour and physiology of straight stall confined pregnant mares

Animal Welfare

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 257-267

  Houpt, K ^a   Houpt, T R ^a   Johnson, J L ^a   Erb, H N ^a   Yeon, S C ^b  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Cortisol; Exercise restriction; Horse; Restraint; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010628928     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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