Musculoskeletal Injuries in Nonracing Quarter Horses

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 133-152

  Scott, Mike ^a  

^a Moore and Company Veterinary Services Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BREEDING; FORELIMB; GENETICS; HINDLIMB; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INJURY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RISK FACTORS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 39749177787     PISSN: 07490739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2007.11.006     Document Type: Review

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