Effect of fast vs. moderate growth rate related to nutrient intake on developmental orthopaedic disease in the horse

Animal Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 471-486

  Donabédian, Michaël ^a,h   Fleurance, Géraldine ^a,b   Perona, Giovanni ^c   Robert, Céline ^d   Lepage, Olivier ^e   Trillaud Geyl, Catherine ^b   Leger, Stéphanie ^f   Ricard, Anne ^g   Bergero, Domenico ^c   Martin Rosset, William ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Experimental Stud ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^e VETAGRO SUP   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^g Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^h Vetoquinol SA   (France)

Author keywords

Development; Growth; Horse; Nutrition; Osteochondrosis

Indexed keywords

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33751549955     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: 16273591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2006026     Document Type: Article

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