A preliminary report on studies on equine transit stress

Risk factors in equine transport‐related health problems: A survey of the Australian equine industry

“…Respiratory diseases were the most commonly identified problem in this study, a finding that agrees with previous studies [32,33]. In the present study, the likelihood of the occurrence of respiratory problems was approximately 15 times greater on intermediate-length journeys and approximately 100 times greater on long journeys than on short journeys.…”

Uzun Transporta Bağlı Aygırların Strese Tepkileri: Tam Kan Sayımı ve Serum Biyokimya Varyasyonları

“…In addition, haematological and serum biochemical changes occur in horses confined during air transport (13). In the present study significantly higher levels in glucose, total protein, albumin, AST and CK levels (P< .05) were detected after transportation.…”

The behaviour of horses during and after transport by road

“…Activities of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and creatine kinase (CK) in serum also increase (Leadon et al 1989). In addition, haematological and serum biochemical changes occur in horses confined during transport by air (Leadon et al 1989).…”

“…Activities of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and creatine kinase (CK) in serum also increase (Leadon et al 1989). In addition, haematological and serum biochemical changes occur in horses confined during transport by air (Leadon et al 1989). Stress-associated physiological changes may cause embryonic death in pregnant mares (van Niekerk and Morgenthal 1982;Baucus et al 1990), hyperlipaemia (Forhead et al 1990), reactivation of Salmonella infection (Owen et al 1983) and increased susceptibility to microbial diseases (Leadon et al 1990).…”