Demographics, management, and welfare of nonracing horses in Prince Edward Island

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1004-1011

  Christie, Julie L ^a   Hewson, Caroline J ^a   Riley, Christopher B ^a   McNiven, Mary A ^a   Dohoo, Ian R ^a   Bate, Luis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PASTURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUMMER; TAIL; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; HORSES; HUMANS; OWNERSHIP; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 12144283538     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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