Abstract
Horse core body temperature (CBT) was monitored by three methods to compare three distinct physiological locations (blood temperature, BT; rectal temperature, RT; and telemetry-based gastrointestinal temperature, GT). Calibrated results indicate that CBT was different for each location (0.5°C greater GT vs. RT; 1.0°C greater GT vs. BT). The diurnal CBT average, minimum, and maximum were 38.0, 37.6, and 38.5°C, respectively; and the telemetry-based system for measuring GT applied in this study is an acceptable alternative method for monitoring core body temperature in horses.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 370-377 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Thermal Biology |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Blood temperature
- Diurnal
- Equus caballus
- Rectal temperature
- Remote monitoring
- Telemetry
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Biochemistry
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- Developmental Biology