A comparison of subjective and quantitative methods for detection of physitis in Thoroughbred foals

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 65-69

  Ineson, A C ^a   Rogers, C W ^a   Firth, E C ^a   Gee, E K ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Developmental orthopaedic disease; Horse; Physitis; Subjective assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIPHYSIS DISEASE; HORSE; IMAGING SYSTEM; METACARPAL BONE; METATARSAL BONE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VIDEORECORDING;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 1942454702     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2004.36406     Document Type: Article

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