Discrimination between endurance horses with different performance records

Pferdeheilkunde

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 510-513

  Rivero, J L L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Discriminant analysis; Endurance; Enzymes; Horse; Muscle fibres

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0030533891     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21836/pem19960433     Document Type: Article

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