Effect of diet on mechanical properties of horse's hair

Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 53-57

  Kania, Małgorzata ^a   Mikołajewska, Dorota ^a   Marycz, Krzysztof ^b   Kobielarz, Magdalena ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b WROC AW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Copper; Elements; Hairs; Horses; Mechanical properties; Supplementation; Zinc

Indexed keywords

AVENA; EQUIDAE;

COPPER; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HAIR; HORSE; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COPPER; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ELASTIC MODULUS; HAIR; HORSES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; ZINC;

EID: 76149115590     PISSN: 1509409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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