Factors associated with the prevalence of osseous fragments in the limb joints of Hanoverian Warmblood horses

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 147-156

  Stock, Kathrin F ^a   Hamann, Henning ^a   Distl, Ottmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fetlock joint; Hock joint; Horse; Osseous fragments; Radiological examination; Sire effect

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HORSE; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 30944436714     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2004.09.007     Document Type: Article

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