A cross-sectional epidemiological study of equine hoof wall problems and associated factors

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-69

  Slater, Margaret R ^a   Hood, D M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Epidemiology; Hoof wall disease; Horse

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CAUSALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0030640947     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1997.tb01640.x     Document Type: Article

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