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Chapter 2: Effect of Transport and Exercise on Behaviour of Sport Horses
Destination of Transport: Toward a Slaughterhouse, a New Stall or a Horse Track?
Equine Slaughter Transport
Transport of Companion Horses
Legislation of Animal Transport
Phases of Transport and Their Effects on Horse Behaviour and Health Status
Loading (Injuries and Fear)
Confinement and Isolation
Effect of Density and Food and Water Intake
Effect of Body Orientation during Travelling
Effect of Distance on Physiological, Endocrinological and Behavioural Parameters: Short versus Long Trip
Adaptation Period in a New Environment
Major Pathology Connected with Travel
Respiratory Illness Post Transport
Dehydration, Laminitis and Colic Syndrome
Travel Before Competition: When Should the Horse Arrive to the Racetrack?
Effect of Training on Hematological Parameters
Effect of Exercise on Behaviour
Chapter 3: Clinical Interpretation of Quantitative Parameters of the Hemogram in the Horse
2. Interpretation of the Erythrogram
2.2. Hemoglobin Concentration and Packed Cell Volume-Hematocrit
3. Interpretation of Quantitative Variations in the Equine Leukogram
4. Interpretation of the Quantitative
5. Interpretation of Plasma Protein Concentrations in the Horse
Chapter 4: Horse Rearing Conditions, Health Status and Risk of Sensitization to Gastrointestinal Parasites
Husbandry, Nutrition and Health Status
Field Trial for Analyzing the Influence of Husbandry on Horse Health Status: Blood Parameters
Analysis of Body Performance and Condition
Examination of the Exposure to Helminth Parasites
Exposure to Gastrointestinal Nematodes (Cyathostomins)
Exposure to Gastric Bots (Gasterophilus Intestinalis)
Relationship among Husbandry, Health Status and Risk of Sensitization to Gastrointestinal Parasites
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Values
Patent Infection by Strongyles
Sensitization against Parasites (Cyathostomins and Gastric Bots)
Relationship between Variations in Hematic Parameters, Patent Infection By Strongyles and Sensitization against Cyathostomins and Gastric Bots
Chapter 5: Strongyles Shed in Faeces As a Means of Monitoring the Parasite Scenario in Horse Stud Farms
Conclusion and Future Perspectives
Chapter 6: Horse Handling Conditions and Emergence of Neglected Infections: Fasciolosis
Forage Species Composition
Neglected Disorders in Grazing Horses
Chronic Liver Disease and/or Photosensitization
1. Horse Exposure to F. hepatica
2. Influence of Horse Managing on the Risk of Exposure to F. hepatica
Chapter 7: African Horse Sickness, an Equine Disease of Emerging Global Significance
African Horse Sickness Virus (AHSV)
African Horse Sickness (AHS)
Isolation and Propagation of AHSV
Detection of AHSV Antigens
Detection of AHSV-Specific Antibodies
Detection of AHSV Nucleic Acids
Prevention and Control of AHSV
Spraying with Insecticides
Application of Repellents
Application of Larval Control Measures to Breeding Sites
The Use of Reverse Genetics to Develop a New Generation of AHS Vaccines
Horses: Breeding, Health Disorders and Effects on Performance and Behavior
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