Horses on pasture may be affected by equine motor neuron disease

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-51

  McGorum, B C ^a   Mayhew, I G ^a   Amory, H ^b   Deprez, P ^b   Gillies, L ^a   Green, K ^a   Mair, T S ^c   Nollet, H ^b   Wijnberg, I D ^d   Hahn, C N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c BELL EQUINE VETERINARY CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Equine motor neuron disease; Horse; Muscle; Neurology; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; VITAMIN;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD; BREEDING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POACEAE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BREEDING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POACEAE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN E; VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 33645749940     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 04251644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516406775374207     Document Type: Article

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