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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Investigation and Application of Methods for Measuring Energy Expenditure Rate and Selected Physiological Changes Due to Exercise in Horses
Abstract
dc:descriptionThe research for this dissertation had three major objectives: (1) to evaluate certain physiological parameters adapted from studies on human athletes in measuring selected physiological changes due to exercise in horses, (2) to accurately determine and factor the energy expenditure rate during physical work in horses, and (3) to apply these physiological parameters during racing and conditioning in horses.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Animal Sciences
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2014
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Burke, Daniel John
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (UMI)AAI8017916
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/66944