Measuring the heat loss in horses in different seasons by infrared thermography

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 211-221

  Autio, Elena ^a   Neste, Riitta ^a   Airaksinen, Sanna ^a   Heiskanen, Minna Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEAT LOSS; HORSE; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; PEDIGREE; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 33845984570     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0903_3     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Bender, I. (1999). Praxishandbuch Pferdehaltung [The practical handbook of horse management]. Stuttgart, Germany: Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH.
2. Clark, J. A., & McArthur, A. J. (1994). Thermal exchanges. In C. M. Wathes & D. R. Charles (Eds.), Livestock housing (pp. 97-122). Cambridge, England: CAB.
3. Cymbaluk, N. F., & Christison, G. I. (1990). Environmental effects on thermoregulation and nutrition of horses. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, 6, 355-372.
4. Dereniak, E. L., & Boreman, G. D. (1996). Infrared detectors and systems. New York: Wiley.
5. Eddy, A. L., Van Hoogmoed, L. M., & Snyder, J. R. (2001). The role of thermography in the management of equine lameness. Veterinary Journal, 162, 172-181.
6. Guyton, A. C. (1991). Textbook of medical physiology. St. Louis, MO: Saunders.
7. Henneke, D. R., Potter, G. D., Kreider, J. L., & Yeates, B. F. (1983). Relationship between condition score, physical measurements and body fat percentage in mares. Equine Veterinary Journal, 15, 371-372.
8. Hodgson, D. R., McCutcheon, L. J., Byrd, S. K., Brown, W. S., Bayly, W. M., Brengelmann, G. L., et al. (1993). Dissipation of metabolic beat in the horse during exercise. Journal of Applied Physiology, 74, 1161-1170.
9. Holmes, L. C., Gaughan, E. M., Gorondy, D. A., Hogge, S., & Spire, M. F. (2003). The effect of perineural anesthesia on infrared thermographic images of the forelimb digits of normal horses. The Canadian Veterinary Journal, 44, 392-396.
10. Kauppinen, R. (2000). Acclimatization of dairy calves to a cold and variable microclimate (Doctoral dissertation, University of Kuopio, Finland). Kuopio, Finland: Kuopio University Publications.
11. Korhonen, H., & Harri, M. (1986). Heat loss of farmed raccoon dogs and blue foxes as evaluated by infrared thermography and body cooling. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 84A, 361-364.
12. Lessiter, F. (1998, July-August). Thermal imaging pinpoints "hot" hoof concerns. American Farriers Journal, pp. 53-59.
13. Lewis, L. D. (1995). Feeding and care of the horse. Philadelphia: Williams & Wilkins.
14. MacCormack, J. A. D., & Bruce, J. M. (1991). The horse in winter - Shelter and feeding. Farm Building Progress, 105, 10-13.
15. McArthur, A. J. (1991). Metabolism of homeotherms in the cold and estimation of thermal insulation. Journal of Thermal Biology, 16, 149-155.
16. Mogg, K. C., & Pollitt, C. C. (1992). Hoof and distal limb surface temperature in the normal pony under constant and changing ambient temperatures. Equine Veterinaly Journal, 24, 134-139.
17. Morgan, K. (1994). Fryser hästen på vintern? [Is the horse freezing in winter?] (Tech. Rep. No. 9). Uppsala, Sweden: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
18. Morgan, K. (1997a). Effects of short-term changes in ambient air temperature or altered insulation in horses. Journal of Thermal Biology, 22, 187-194.
19. Morgan, K. (1997b). Thermal insulance of peripheral tissue and coat in sport horses. Journal of Thermal Biology, 22, 169-175.
20. Morgan, K., Ehrlemark, A., & Sällvik, K. (1997). Dissipation of heat from standing horses exposed to ambient temperatures between -3°C and 37°C. Journal of Thermal Biology, 22, 177-186.
21. Ousey, J. C., McArthur, A. J., Murgatroyd, P. R., Stewart, J. H., & Rossdale, P. D. (1992). Thermoregulation and total body insulation in the neonatal foal. Journal of Thermal Biology, 17, 1-10.
22. Pyykkönen, M. (1991). Measuring the thermal environment of calves under sheltered winter conditions (Research Rep. No. 65). Helsinki, Finland: University of Helsinki, Department of Agricultural Technology.
23. Talukdar, A. M., Calhoun, M. L., & Stinson, A. W. (1972). Microscopic anatomy of the skin of the horse. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 33, 2365-2390.
24. Tunley, B. V., & Henson, F. M. D. (2004). Reliability and repeatability of thermographic examination and the normal thermographic image of the thoracolumbar region in the horse. Equine Veterinary Journal, 36, 306-312.
25. Tuori, M., Kaustell, K., Valaja, J., Aimonen, E., Saarisalo, E., & Huhtanen, P. (1996). Rehutaulukot ja ruokintasuositukset [Feed tables and nutrient requirements of ruminants, pigs, poultry, fur animals and horses]. Helsinki, Finland: Yliopistopaino.
26. Turner, T. A. (2001). Diagnostic thermography. The Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, 17, 95-113.
27. Verschooten, F., Desmet, P., & Verbeeck, J. (1997). Skin surface temperature measurements in horses by electronic thermometry. The Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, 19, 16-23.
28. Wagoner, D. (Ed.). (1999). Equine photos & drawings for conformation & anatomy. Tyler, TX: Equine Research.
29. Wolfe, W. L., & Zissis, G. J. (Eds.). (1989). The infrared handbook. Ann Arbor: Environmental Research Institute of Michigan.