Clinical Pathology in the Racing Horse: The Role of Clinical Pathology in Assessing Fitness and Performance in the Racehorse

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 405-421

  McGowan, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREEDING; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HEMATOCRIT; HORSE; INJURY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RUNNING; SPORT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BREEDING; EXERCISE TEST; HEMATOCRIT; HORSES; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; SPORTS;

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 47349133581     PISSN: 07490739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2008.03.001     Document Type: Review

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