Longitudinal study of Australian stringhalt cases in France

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 712-720

  Domange, C ^a   Casteignau, A ^b   Collignon, G ^c   Pumarola, M ^d   Priymenko, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c Sangre   (France)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Australian stringhalt; Axonopathy; Equine; Horse; Hypochoeis radicata; Lameness

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; HYPOCHAERIS RADICATA;

EID: 78449264870     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2010.01019.x     Document Type: Article

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