Profiling the New Zealand thoroughbred racing industry. 2. Conditions interfering with training and racing

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-76

  Perkins, N R ^a   Reid, S W J ^b   Morris, R S ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equine; Horse; Performance; Racing injury; Wastage

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FRACTURE; HINDLIMB; HORSE; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIBIA; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NEW ZEALAND; PEDIGREE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SPORTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 6344222506     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2005.36471     Document Type: Article

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