The physiological demands of horseback mustering when wearing an equestrian helmet

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 289-296

  Taylor, Nigel A S ^a   Caldwell, Joanne N ^a   Dyer, Rodd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Meat and Livestock Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATTLE FARMING; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEAT TOLERANCE; HELMET; HORSEBACK RIDING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; COGNITION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEART RATE; HORSES; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 50449108618     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0659-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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