The significance of routine radiographic findings with respect to subsequent racing performance and longevity in Standardbred trotters

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-59

  Storgaard Jorgensen H ^a,c   Proschowsky, H ^a   Falk Ronne J ^b,d   Willeberg, P ^a   Hesselholt, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Charlottenlund Racetrack   (Denmark)

^c Dyrlægegaarden   (Denmark)

^d NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Horse; Longevity; Racing performance; Radiological findings; Standardbreds

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; JOINT; LONGEVITY; MALE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUNNING; SPORT; TIBIA;

ANIMALS; ARTHROGRAPHY; CARPUS, ANIMAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; JOINTS; LONGEVITY; MALE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUNNING; SPORTS; TARSUS, ANIMAL; TIBIA;

EID: 0040252468     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1997.tb01637.x     Document Type: Article

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