| Warm ambient | Cold ambient | p-value |
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| | Temperature (n = 60) | Temperature (n = 47) | |
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Nostril | TT (°C) | 51.1 ± 3.40 | 54.5 ± 3.90 | 0.0376 |
TE % | 74.3 ± 15.2 | 90.2 ± 15.3 | 0.0074 |
Withers | TT (°C) | 49.9 ± 4.00 | 53.9 ± 3.80 | 0.0164 |
TE % | 68.9 ± 18.0 | 87.7 ± 15.4 | 0.0025 |
Coronary band | TT (°C) | 53.2 ± 4.30 | 49.3 ± 6.30 | 0.0004 |
TE % | 83.3 ± 18.8 | 74.5 ± 17.7 | 0.0097 |
- Mean ± standard deviation of threshold temperature (°C) and percentage thermal excursion (TE %) at the nostrils, withers and coronary band of 5 horses during warm and cold ambient temperatures (n = 60, without differentiation of place or time of the day). Data of 13 measurements at the coronary band during cold ambient temperatures (n = 47) had to be excluded because neither end-point nor cut-out temperature could be reached.