Retrospective evaluation of equine prepurchase examinations performed 1991-2000

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 375-381

  Van Hoogmoed, L M ^a   Snyder, J R ^a   Thomas, H L ^a   Harmon, F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Horse; Prepurchase; Radiographic grading; Soundness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HORSE; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARKETING; METATARSAL BONE; NONHUMAN; PHALANX; RADIOGRAPHY; RECORDING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCAPHOID BONE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TARSAL BONE; TELEPHONE; AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; HORSE DISEASE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; TOE JOINT;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CARPUS, ANIMAL; CARTILAGE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TARSAL BONES; TOE JOINT;

EID: 0242303703     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516403776014325     Document Type: Review

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