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Table 1 Temperatures (°C) of the horse’s back obtained before and after a training session the use of method I [2, 6] for two groups of riders: low body weight (LBW) and high body weight (HBW)

From: A novel approach to thermographic images analysis of equine thoracolumbar region: the effect of effort and rider’s body weight on structural image complexity

  Taver of NTP Tmax of alterations Tmin of alterations
LBW HBW LBW HBW LBW HBW
Before 25.3 ± 1.33a 25.6 ± 1.21a – – – –
After 30.2 ± 1.88b 32.0 ± 2.12b – – – –
p < 0.0001 < 0.0001 – – – –
  1. Taver of NTP the average temperature of the normal thermal profile, Tmax of alterations the maximal temperature of “hot spot”, Tmin of alterations the minimal temperature of “cold region”. a, b - subsequent letters in superscript indicated differences before/after a training session and LBW/HBW. Additionally, differences before/after a training session indicated with the p-value. The significance level was established as p < 0.05
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BMC Veterinary Research

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