Improving the predictability of performance by prerace detection of dorsal metacarpal disease in Thoroughbred racehorses

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 466-467

  Griffiths, J B ^a   Steel, C M ^b   Symons, P J ^c   Yovich, J V ^b  

^a Murdoch University ^*  (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Western Australian Turf Club   (Australia)

Author keywords

2 year old thorougbreds; Dorsal metacarpal disease; Predictability of racing

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FOOT DISEASE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; METACARPAL BONE; PALPATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FOOT DISEASES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; METACARPUS; PALPATION; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034219212     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2000.tb11859.x     Document Type: Article

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