Use of linear and non-linear functions to describe the growth of young sport- and race-horses born in Normandy

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 560-565

  Valette, J P ^a   Robert, C ^a   Denoix, J M ^a  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

Author keywords

Growth; Horses; Non linear functions; Wither height

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 41849087329     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107001462     Document Type: Article

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