Details

Title

The effect of training on infrared thermographic images of the forelimb and hindlimb joints of healthy racehorses

Journal title

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Yearbook

2022

Volume

vol. 25

Issue

No 1

Affiliation

Soroko, M. : Institute of Animal Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chelmonskiego 38C, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland ; Górniak, W. : Department of Automotive Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Na Grobli 13, 50-421 Wroclaw, Poland ; Godlewska, M. : Institute of Animal Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chelmonskiego 38C, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland ; Howell, K. : Microvascular Diagnostics, Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK

Authors

Keywords

thermography ; horses ; surface temperature ; exercises ; limbs

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Biologiczne i Rolnicze

Coverage

83-92

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences ; University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

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Date

2022.03.24

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2022.140844
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