Validity of a behavioural measure of heat stress and a skin tent test for dehydration in working horses and donkeys

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 433-438

  Pritchard, J C ^a,b   Barr, A R S ^a   Whay, H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Brooke Hospital for Animals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Dehydration; Donkey; Drinking; Heat stress; Horse; Skin tent; Working

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33947328672     PISSN: 14336863     EISSN: 04251644     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2746/042516406778400646     Document Type: Article

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