Third metacarpal bone laterality asymmetry and midshaft dimensions in Thoroughbred racehorses

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 224-226

  Davies, H M S ^a   Watson, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; LOCOMOTION; METACARPAL BONE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; FORELIMB; HORSES; LOCOMOTION; METACARPUS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL;

EID: 19844379262     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2005.tb11657.x     Document Type: Article

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