Lateralised motor behaviour leads to increased unevenness in front feet and asymmetry in athletic performance in young mature Warmblood horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 444-450

  van Heel, M C V ^a   van Dierendonck, M C ^a   Kroekenstoel, A M ^a   Back, W ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conformation; Horse; Laterality; Performance; Preference; Uneven feet

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HORSE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HORSES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77954634086     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00064.x     Document Type: Article

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