RESPOSTAS TERMO-REGULATÓRIAS DE EQUINOS DURANTETRANSPORTE EM ESTRADAS NO VERÃO E EM CONFINAMENTO EMESTÁBULO

ANGELA R. GREEN; RICHARD S. GATES; LAURIE M. LAWRENCE

doi:10.18011/bioeng2007v1n1p83-92

Autores

ANGELA R. GREEN
RICHARD S. GATES
LAURIE M. LAWRENCE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18011/bioeng2007v1n1p83-92

Palavras-chave:

Cavalo, fisiologia, temperatura, termo-regulação, telemetria,, estressetérmico

Resumo

As respostas termo-regulatórias em cavalos sujeitos a transporte em estradasdurante o verão e em confinamento em estábulos foram pesquisadas nesse estudo. Seismachos adultos castrados foram transportados 168 km em um trailer para quarto cavalos etambém monitorados em dias alternados, enquanto alojados nos estábulos. A temperaturacorporal (GT) demonstrou resposta não significativa durante o transporte, entretanto osvalores foram maiores durante o transporte quando comparadas com o período semtransporte. GT tendeu a aumentar quando houve acréscimo no índice de temperatura eumidade (THI). THI dentro do trailer foi maior em posições próximas à parte anterior e foiinfluenciado pelos dados climáticos diários, que por sua vez variou durante o experimento,de estresse térmico até desconforto moderado.

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