Genetic correlations between performance traits and radiographic findings in the limbs of German Warmblood riding horses

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-41

  Stock, K F ^a   Distl, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gait; Genetic parameter; Jumping; Performance; Radiography; Warmblood horse

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GAIT; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GAIT; HORSES; LOCOMOTION; MALE;

EID: 34247538088     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-605     Document Type: Article

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