The effect of arthritis in the carpal joint on performance in Norwegian cold-blooded trotters

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 505-512

  Dolvik, N I ^a   Klemetsdal, G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Carpus; Horse; Performance; Racing

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS; CARPUS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 0030342180     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00396293     Document Type: Article

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