Growth curves from birth to weaning for thoroughbred foals raised on pasture

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 319-325

  Morel, P C H ^a   Bokor, A ^b   Rogers, C W ^c   Firth, E C ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ADG; Foal; Growth; Horse; Modelling; Pasture; Thoroughbred; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORSE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; MATHEMATICS; POACEAE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 38549090199     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2007.36788     Document Type: Article

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