Changes in plasma cortisol, plasma β-endorpnin, heart rate, haematocrit and plasma protein concentration in horses during restraint and use of a naso-gastric tube

Pferdeheilkunde

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 423-427

  Hydbring, Eva ^a   Nyman, Sara ^a   Dahlborn, Kristina ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Horse; Naso gastric tube; Restraint; Stress; Twitch

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; NASO;

EID: 0010861875     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21836/pem19960410     Document Type: Article

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