Department of Animal Nutrition, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.
J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl). 2014 Apr;98(2):246-50. doi: 10.1111/jpn.12073. Epub 2013 Mar 28.
Based on a series of exercise tests which included the estimation of sweat losses, this article proposes a novel sweat scoring system for exercising horses. This provides a practical estimate of individual animal exercise-induced sweat losses, based on visible appearance of sweat on the coat after work, which takes into account the effect of various influencing factors. In terms of accuracy and flexibility, the score seems to provide advantages over estimates based on current general recommendations from reference books. Additional studies are needed to validate this scoring system and its use under more diverse situations.
基于一系列包括汗液损失评估的运动测试，本文提出了一种新的运动马汗液评分系统。该系统基于运动后马匹被毛上可见的汗液外观，考虑了各种影响因素，对个体动物运动引起的汗液损失进行了实际估计。在准确性和灵活性方面，该评分似乎优于基于现有参考书籍的一般建议的估计。需要进一步的研究来验证这种评分系统及其在更多不同情况下的使用。
