Estimation of physical fitness in sport horses by a scoring system with functional indexes;Estimación del estado de forma física en caballos de deporte mediante índices de funcionalidad

Revista Cientifica de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias de la Universidad del Zulia

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-226

  Juzado, Ana Muñoz ^a   Hernández, Milagros Benito ^a   Lucas, Raquel Gómez ^a   Cardete, Sabina Rovira ^a   Ambrojo, Katiuska Satué ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exercise; Horses; Lactate; Performance

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 22244486302     PISSN: 07982259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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