Short-duration exercise and confinement alters bone mineral content and shape in weanling horses

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2313-2320

  Hiney, K M ^a,b   Nielsen, B D ^a   Rosenstein, D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Confinement; Equine; Exercise; Growth

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 4243160853     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.8282313x     Document Type: Article

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