Clinical and biochemical abnormalities in endurance horses eliminated from competition for medical complications and requiring emergency medical treatment: 30 cases (2005-2006): Retrospective study

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 473-478

  Fielding, C Langdon ^a,b   Magdesian, K Gary ^b   Rhodes, Diane M ^b   Meier, Chloe A ^b   Higgins, Jill C ^b  

^a Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrolytes; Equine; Exercise physiology; Lactate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ANIMALS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 70350502380     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: 14764431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2009.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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