Factors associated with time until first race and career duration for Thoroughbred racehorses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1196-1200

  Bailey, Craig J ^c   Reid, Stuart W J ^a   Hodgson, David R ^b   Rose, Reuben J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033205598     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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