Table 1 Mean (± SD) skin temperatures in 11 horses at the withers or nostrils

Baseline

31.8 ± 2.2^a

31.2 ± 2.5^a

31.1 ± 2.6^a

32.1 ± 1.7^a

31.7 ± 1.6^a

30.8 ± 2.4^a

15

32.8 ± 1.1^a

32.8 ± 1.3^b

31.9 ± 1.5^a

32.9 ± 1.4^a

32.9 ± 1.6^b

33.6 ± 2.1^b

45

32.7 ± 0.5^a

32.9 ± 1.2^b

32.9 ± 0.9^b

32.8 ± 1.6^a

33.2 ± 1.2^b

33.1 ± 1.2^b

75

32.6 ± 1.0^a

32.7 ± 1.0^b

32.3 ± 1.6^a

32.4 ± 1.9^a

33.2 ± 1.2^b

33.1 ± 1.0^b

105

32.9 ± 0.7^a

33.2 ± 1.0^b

31.8 ± 1.7^a

32.1 ± 1.5^a

32.5 ± 1.2^a

32.8 ± 1.1^b

165

32.1 ± 0.9^a

31.1 ± 1.4^a

31.1 ± 1.4^a

30.1 ± 2.1^b

32.4 ± 1.7^a

31.1 ± 2.6^a

225

31.9 ± 1.0^a

31.1 ± 1.1^a

30.9 ± 1.7^a

29.7 ± 1.8^b

32.2 ± 1.3^a

31.4 ± 2.1^a

285

31.4 ± 1.0^a

31.7 ± 1.3^a

31.4 ± 1.2^a

30.0 ± 2.0^b

32.5 ± 1.1^a

31.9 ± 2.1^a

405

31.7 ± 0.9^a

31.1 ± 1.5^a

31.6 ± 1.5^a

30.3 ± 1.8^b

32.4 ± 0.9^a

31.4 ± 2.0^a

525

31.8 ± 1.0^a

31.5 ± 1.6^a

31.6 ± 1.8^a

31.5 ± 2.1^a

32.5 ± 1.8^a

32.2 ± 2.1^b