Radiographic prevalence of osteochondrosis in yearling feral horses

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 151-155

  Valentino, L W ^a   Lillich, J D ^a   Gaughan, E M ^a   Biller, D R ^a   Raub, R H ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feral horses; Ostcochondrosis; Radiographic survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644450427     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632481     Document Type: Article

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