Correlations between sport performance and different radiographic findings in the limbs of Hanoverian Warmblood horses

Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-93

  Stock, K F ^a   Distl, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetic correlation; Horses; Performance; Radiography; Selection responses

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33645002438     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/ASC200510     Document Type: Article

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