The effect of hoof trimming on radiographic measurements of the front feet of normal Warmblood horses

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 58-66

  Kummer, Martin ^a   Geyer, Hans ^a   Imboden, Isabel ^a   Auer, Jörg ^a   Lischer, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Equine hoof; Hoof parameters; Measurements; Radiography; Trimming

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SHOE; PHALANX; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FORELIMB; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 33744912773     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.03.008     Document Type: Article

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