Observer variation in visual assessment of forelimb horseshoe characteristics on Thoroughbred racehorses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1674-1679

  Gross, Diane K ^a   Stover, Susan M ^a   Hill, Ashley E ^a   Gardner, Ian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FORELIMB; HEIGHT; HORSE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOE; TOE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; FOOT; FORELIMB; HORSES; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOES;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 11144272588     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.1674     Document Type: Article

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