Evaluation of detailed training data to identify risk factors for retirement because of tendon injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1188-1197

  Lam, Kenneth K H ^a,c   Parkin, Tim D H ^b   Riggs, Christopher M ^a   Morgan, Kenton L ^c  

^a Sha Tin Racecourse ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENYLBUTAZONE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HORSE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RETIREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; TENDON INJURY; TRAINING; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HONG KONG; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TENDON INJURIES;

ANIMALIA; CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 36448975869     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.68.11.1188     Document Type: Article

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