The effect of selected factors on length of racing career in Thoroughbred racehorses in Poland

Animal Science Papers and Reports

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 131-141

  Sobczyńska, Magdalena ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

Author keywords

Longevity; Racing performance; Thoroughbred horse

Indexed keywords

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 41149157462     PISSN: 08604037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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