Details

Title

Relationship between maximum eye temperature and plasma cortisol concentration in racehorses during intensive training

Journal title

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Yearbook

2021

Volume

vol. 24

Issue

No 3

Affiliation

Soroko, M. : Institute of Animal Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chelmonskiego 38C, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland ; Howell, K. : Microvascular Diagnostics, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK ; Dudek, K. : Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Technology, Lukasiewicza 7/9, 50-231 Wroclaw, Poland ; Waliczek, A. : Department of Animal Nutrition and Biotechnology, and Fisheries, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland ; Micek, P. : Department of Animal Nutrition and Biotechnology, and Fisheries, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland ; Flaga, J. : Department of Animal Nutrition and Biotechnology, and Fisheries, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

Authors

Keywords

racehorses ; stress ; eye temperature ; cortisol ; training

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Biologiczne i Rolnicze

Coverage

393-397

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences ; University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

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Date

2021.09.30

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2021.138730
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