Lameness, athletic performance, and financial returns in yearling Thoroughbreds bought for the purpose of resale for profit

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 232, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-90

  Preston, Stephanie A ^a   Trumble, Troy N ^c   Zimmel, Dana N ^a   Chmielewski, Terese L ^b   Brown, Murray P ^a   Hernandez, Jorge A ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HORSE; INCIDENCE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HORSES; INCIDENCE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 38049127149     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.232.1.85     Document Type: Article

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