TY - JOUR AU - Pongratz, Una AU - Licka, Theresia PY - 2017 DA - 2017/03/29 TI - Algometry to measure pain threshold in the horse’s back – An in vivo and in vitro study JO - BMC Veterinary Research SP - 80 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - The aim of this study was to provide information on algometric transmission of pressure through the dorsal thoracolumbar tissues of the equine back. Using a commercially available algometer, measurements were carried out with six different tips (hemispheric and cylindrical surfaces, contact areas 0.5 cm2, 1 cm2, and 2 cm2). In nine live horses the threshold of pressure that lead to any reaction was documented. In postmortem specimens of five euthanized horses the transmission of algometer pressure onto a pressure sensor placed underneath the dorsal thoracolumbar tissues at the level of the ribs or the transverse lumbar processes respectively was measured. SN - 1746-6148 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-017-1002-y DO - 10.1186/s12917-017-1002-y ID - Pongratz2017 ER -