The Use of Functional Indexes to Evaluate Fitness in Andalusian Horses

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 747-752

  Munoz A ^a   Santisteban, R ^a   Rubio, M D ^a   Vivo, R ^a   Aguera E I ^a   Escribano, B M ^a   Castejon F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Equine exercise; Fitness; Functional index

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EXERCISE TEST; GAIT; GENETICS; HEART RATE; HORSE; MALE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; EXERCISE TEST; GAIT; HEART RATE; HORSES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RUNNING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031218823     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.59.747     Document Type: Article

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