Effects of low intensity exercise during the breaking period on cardiopulmonary function in thoroughbred yearlings

Journal of Equine Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-24

  Hiraga, Atsushi ^a   Kai, Makoto ^a   Kubo, Katsuyoshi ^b   Sugano, Sigeru ^c  

^a EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Japan Livestock Technology Association   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breaking; Thoroughbred; V o2max

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002681306     PISSN: 13403516     EISSN: 13477501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1294/jes.8.21     Document Type: Article

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