Water electrolyte intake and output in conditioned Thoroughbred horses transported by road

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 316-323

  Van Den Berg, J S ^a   Guthrie, A J ^a   Meintjes, R A ^a   Nurton, J P ^a   Adamson, D A ^a   Travers, C W ^a   Lund, R J ^a   Mostert, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bodyweight; Electrolytes; Feed intake; Horse; Transport; Water balance

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ELECTROLYTE; WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRINKING; EATING; EXERCISE TEST; FECES; FEMALE; HORSE; METABOLISM; MICTURITION; MOTOR VEHICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRINKING; EATING; ELECTROLYTES; EXERCISE TEST; FECES; FEMALE; HORSES; MOTOR VEHICLES; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; URINATION; WATER; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0032113902     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1998.tb04104.x     Document Type: Article

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