Bone mineral content of the third metacarpal bone in Quarter Horse foals from birth to one year of age

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 391-396

  Reichmann, Peter ^a   Moure, Alessandro ^b   Gamba, Humberto Remigio ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b MCT   (Brazil)

^c Ctro Fed Educ Tecnologica P   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bone mineral content; Dual photon absorptiometry; Horse; Third metacarpal bone

Indexed keywords

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 4444373992     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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