Factors affecting foal birth weight in Thoroughbred horses

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 683-689

  Elliott, C ^a   Morton, J ^b   Chopin, J ^c  

^a Main Ridge Veterinary Clinic   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Coolmore Australia ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Foal; Gestation; Mare parity; Placenta

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; MALE; NEWBORN; ORGAN SIZE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PARITY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 58249101125     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.09.041     Document Type: Article

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