Physiologic responses during an exhaustive driving test in donkeys: Effect of conditioning

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 59, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 31-38

  Matthews, Nora S ^a   Taylor, Tex S ^b   Potter, Gary D ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Donkey; Exercise; Exhaustion; Heart rates; Lactate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032143478     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00118-X     Document Type: Article

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