Heart rate, heart rate variability and behaviour of horses during air transport

Heart rate (HR), HR variability (HRV) and behaviour score (BS) of nine horses were evaluated during an eight-hour air transport between The Netherlands and New York. HR and HRV parameters were calculated every five minutes during the air transport. Compared with transit (40±3), mean HRs were higher...

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Published in:Veterinary record 2013-01, Vol.172 (1), p.15-15
Main Authors: Munsters, C. C. B. M., de Gooijer, J-W., van den Broek, J., van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, M. M. Sloet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aircraft
Airports
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Behaviour
Female
Fourier transforms
Heart rate
Heart Rate - physiology
Heart rate variability
Horses
Horses - physiology
Horses - psychology
Housing, Animal - statistics & numerical data
Male
Stress
Stress, Psychological - physiopathology
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Time Factors
Transport
Welfare
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Summary:Heart rate (HR), HR variability (HRV) and behaviour score (BS) of nine horses were evaluated during an eight-hour air transport between The Netherlands and New York. HR and HRV parameters were calculated every five minutes during the air transport. Compared with transit (40±3), mean HRs were higher during loading into the jet stall (67±21, P
ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.100952