Responses of horses offered a choice between stables containing single or multiple forages

Veterinary Record

Volumn 160, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 548-551

  Goodwin, D ^a   Davidson, H P B ^b   Harris, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34248201051     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.160.16.548     Document Type: Article

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