Fractures sustained by racehorses in Japan during flat racing with special reference to track condition and racing time

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 369-374

  Oikawa, Masaaki ^a   Kusunose, R ^a  

^a EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Horses; Racing injuries; Racing time; Track condition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; FORELIMB; FRACTURE; HORSE; HORSEBACK RIDING; INCIDENCE; INJURY; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; RUNNING; TIME;

ANIMALS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EXTREMITIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; RUNNING; SPORTS;

ANIMALIA; ELAGATIS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 27844459075     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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