Risk of fatality and causes of death of Thoroughbred horses associated with racing in Victoria, Australia: 1989-2004

Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume 5: Water Pollution

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 312-318

  Boden, L A ^a   Anderson, G A ^a   Charles, J A ^a   Morgan, K L ^b   Morton, J M ^d   Parkin, T D H ^c   Slocombe, R F ^a   Clarke, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fatality; Flat; Horse; Jump; Racing; Risk

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUILDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HORSE; INJURY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SAFETY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY;

ANIMALS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HORSES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; SAFETY; SPORTS; VICTORIA;

EID: 33747777114     PISSN: 14336863     EISSN: 04251644     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2746/042516406777749182     Document Type: Article

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