Influence of exercise on thermographically determined surface temperatures of thoracic and pelvic limbs in horses

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 229, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1940-1944

  Simon, Erika L ^a,b   Gaughan, Earl M ^a,c   Epp, Tammy ^a   Spire, Mark ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Littleton Large Animal Clinic Equine Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GELDING; HORSE; MARE; NONHUMAN; PELVIC GIRDLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOGRAPHY; THORAX; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THERMOGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33845595263     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.229.12.1940     Document Type: Article

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