Distal limb cast sores in horses: Risk factors and early detection using thermography

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-23

  Levet, T ^a   Martens, A ^a   Devisscher, L ^a   Duchateau, L ^a   Bogaert, L ^a   Vlaminck, L ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cast sores; Distal limb; Horse; Risk factors; Thermographic detection

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PLASTER CAST; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THERMOGRAPHY; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CASTS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THERMOGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 58549110643     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516408X343046     Document Type: Article

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