Articular/epiphyseal osteochondrosis in thoroughbred foals at 5 months of age: Influences of growth of the foal and prenatal copper supplementation of the dam

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 448-456

  Gee, E K ^a   Firth, E C ^a   Morel, P C H ^b   Fennessy, P F ^c   Grace, N D ^d   Mogg, T D ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c ABACUSBIO LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^d AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Copper; Equine; Growth; Horse; Osteochondrosis

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; LIVER; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; PATHOLOGY; POACEAE; PREGNANCY; RADIOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COPPER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LIVER; MALE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; POACEAE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 28844459627     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2005.36591     Document Type: Article

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