Risk factors for faecal sand excretion in Icelandic horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 351-355

  Husted, L ^a   Andersen, M S ^a   Borggaard, O K ^a   Houe, H ^a   Olsen, S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Faecal sand; Horse; Pasture quality; Risk factor; Sand colic; Sand sedimentation; Sandy soils

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 22144438707     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164054529373     Document Type: Conference Paper

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