Effects of road transport on indices of stress in horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 446-454

  Smith, Barbara L ^a   Jones, J H ^a   Hornof, W J ^a   Miles, J A ^b   Longworth, Kim E ^a   Willits, N H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Univ of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Heart rates; Horse; Pulmonary aerosol clearance; Stress; Transport

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

HYDROCORTISONE; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; DRINKING; EATING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEART RATE; HORSE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STRESS; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; DRINKING; EATING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEART RATE; HORSES; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; STRESS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M PENTETATE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0030281662     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1996.tb01616.x     Document Type: Article

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