Diagnosis, Monitoring and Treatment of Physiological Inflammatory in Equids
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Physiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 102
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Interests: oxidant/antioxidant equilibrium; veterinary physiology; animal welfare; animal management; behavior; health; nutrition and exercise physiology
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Interests: veterinary physiology; equine welfare; horse management; behavior; health; nutrition and exercise physiology
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Interests: chronophisiology; thermal biology; equine exercise physiology; transport stress; locomotor activity
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Dear Colleagues,
Stress can be described as a disruption of homeostasis caused by internal and external factors; what is interesting, therefore, is how stress affects and is still a problematic concept within equine physiology. One of the many effects of the inflammatory reaction to stress conditions is the onset of an acute phase response. If unresolved, stress factors activate, via a cascade system, the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and the sympathetic nervous system through the production of glucocorticoids and catecholamines, affecting the animal's inflammatory state. Several conditions can cause stress in horses, such as transport, exercise, noisy environments and social isolation. In this vein, we invite you to submit papers that investigate or improve new laboratory methods for diagnosing stress and establish the use of new supplements and/or natural extracts to prevent or treat stressful situations in equids.
Dr. Francesca Arfuso
Dr. Maria Rizzo
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Piccione
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- inflammation
- equids
- stress
- exercise
- homeostasis
- acute phase response
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