Jurnal Veteriner Nusantara
Vol 4 No 1 (2021): Februari 2021

Parameter Kuda Sandelwood Di Kecamatan Katikutana, Kabupaten Sumba Tengah

Hilarius Langobelen (Universitas Nusa Cendana)
Frans Umbu Datta (Universitas Nusa Cendana)
Maxs U E Sanam (Universitas Nusa Cendana)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Feb 2021

Abstract

Horses are one of farm anima that play an important role in human life because it can help alleviate work and as a tool to satisfy human life. The important role of horses is greatly felt by people in Sumba Island. Horses are also be an economic source for most people in Sumba Island. Horses that win the horse race event have a high selling point. The local horse in Sumba Island that used for horse race event is called as the Sandelwood horse. Therefore, the physiological conditions of Sandelwood horse must be maintained. The physiological condition can indicate the health of horse. Basic physiological conditions include the frequency of respiration, heart rate frequency, and body temperature. This study aims to determine the physiological parameters of Sandelwood horses and to determine the relationship between temperature and chest circumference with the physiological condition of Sandelwood horses. This experiment use purposive sampling method. The use of this method is related to the environmental condition and cultural conditions of the Sumbaneses. The results are the enviroment temperature and chest circumference are closely related to the horse activity before measurement and stress levels experienced by the horse at the time of measurement.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jvn

Publisher

Subject

Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Education Immunology & microbiology Public Health Veterinary

Description

Jurnal Veteriner is a peer-reviewed and open access journal that focuses on promoting veterinary sciences generated from basic sciences, clinical, and community or public health research to integrate researches in all aspects of animal health toward human prosperity. This journal publishes original ...