Evaluation of washing with cold water to facilitate heat dissipation in horses exercised in hot, humid conditions

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 299-305

  Kohn, Catherine W ^a   Hinchcliff, Kenneth W ^a   McKeever, Kenneth H ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BATH; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEAT; HORSE; HUMIDITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY;

ANIMALS; BATHS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEAT; HORSES; HUMIDITY; PULMONARY ARTERY; WATER;

EID: 0033087330     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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