Prevalence of placentophagia in horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 208-210

  Virga, V ^a   Houpt, K A ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Colic; Horse; Maternal; Placentophagia; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COLIC; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INCIDENCE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLIC; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INCIDENCE; NEW YORK; PLACENTA; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035286212     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2001.tb00603.x     Document Type: Article

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