Ambient temperature and relative humidity influenced packed cell volume, total plasma protein and other variables in horses during an incremental submaximal field exercise test

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 314-318

  Hargreaves, Belinda J ^b   Kronfeld, D S ^a   Naylor, J R J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Horse; Packed cell volume; Plasma protein concentration; Splenic response; Submaximal exercise; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

PLASMA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HORSE; HUMIDITY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HORSES; HUMIDITY; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033160320     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1999.tb03823.x     Document Type: Article

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