Gastric ulceration, appetite and feeding practices in Standardbred racehorses in the Czech Republic

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 603-607

  Bezdekova B ^a   Jahn, P ^a   Vyskocil M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; Feed management; Gastric ulcer; Horse; Standardbred; Training

Indexed keywords

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 61649086153     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200877040603     Document Type: Article

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