Prospective study of equine colic risk factors

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 454-458

  Tinker, Mary K ^a,e   White, N A ^b   Lessard, P ^c   Thatcher, C D ^a   Pelzer, K D ^a   Davis, Betty ^b   Carme, D K ^d  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MARION DUPONT SCOTT EQUINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colic; Epidemiology; Horse; Logistic regression; Prospective; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

BACTERIAL VACCINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; COLIC; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; COLIC; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INCIDENCE; LINEAR MODELS; MARYLAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0031265848     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1997.tb03158.x     Document Type: Article

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