The Pretransport Management of Stress in Performance Horses

The aim of this study was to ascertain whether DeStress nutritional therapy administration to performance horses before transportation would reduce stress expression in these animals. Ten performance horses were used in the present study offered either control (rice hulls) or treated (DeStress crumbles) diets before transportation. A cross-over design whereby all animals were tested both under control and treatment conditions was used. Orbital eye temperatures determined noninvasively before and after transportation using infrared thermography were used to monitor the efficacy of this nutritional therapy.
Source: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research