Investigation of the incidence and type of injuries associated with high-speed treadmill exercise testing

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 38, 2010, Pages 70-75

  Franklin, S H ^a   Barakzai, S Z ^b   Courouce Malblanc A ^c   Dixon, P ^b   Nankervis, K J ^d   Perkins, J D ^e   Roberts, C A ^f   Vanerck Westergren, E ^g   Allen, K J ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d HARTPURY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^g Médecine interne et médicine sportive du cheval   (Belgium)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Horse; Musculoskeletal injury; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; EXERCISE TEST; FRACTURE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INJURY; MUSCLE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; EXERCISE TEST; FRACTURES, BONE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 78249280741     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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