Fifteen mature horses (mares, n= 6); geldings, n= 9) were used to assess the physiological
responses of 24 h of transport in a commercial van under California summer conditions. The …

Assuring a high level of animal welfare is a critical aspect of contemporary animal
husbandry. Equine athletes begin their careers at a very young age when they are still …

Background Since transport evokes physiological adjustments that include endocrine
responses, the objective of this study was to examine the responses of circulating β …

Reliable physiological markers for performance evaluation in sport horses are missing. To
determine the diagnostic value of plasma ACTH and cortisol measurements in the …

Cosinor analysis was used to evaluate whether pituitary and adrenal hormones exhibit
circadian rhythmicity in horses. The effect of season and animal age on their respective …

Nine trailer loads of horses (n= 306) transported to slaughter facilities with distances ranging
596 to 2,496 km were studied to characterize the type of horses used in commercial markets …

Transportation stress has been implicated as a predisposing factor to respiratory disease in
horses. Cross‐tying horses individually in stalls is common practice for transporting show …

Whatever the activity, the performance of work or exercise is a major physiologic challenge,
a disturbance to homeostasis, that invokes an integrative response from multiple organ …

Physical activity and stress both cause an increase in cortisol release ratio. The aim of this
study was to evaluate the use of saliva samples for the determination of cortisol …

Reasons for performing study: Ageing appears to affect immune and neuroendocirne
function in horses and response to acute exercise. No studies have examined the combined …