Dynamic respiratory endoscopy in 67 Thoroughbred racehorses training under normal ridden exercise conditions

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 354-360

  Pollock, P J ^a   Reardon, R J M ^a   Parkin, T D H ^a   Johnston, M S ^b   Tate, J ^b   Love, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Mark Johnston Racing Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Horse; Ridden exercise; Upper respiratory tract; Wireless endoscopy

Indexed keywords

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT MALFORMATION;

ANIMALS; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 67651180648     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516409X407107     Document Type: Article

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