Sudden death in racing Thoroughbred horses: An international multicentre study of post mortem findings

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 324-331

  Lyle, C H ^k   Uzal, F A ^a   Mcgorum, B C ^a   Aida, H ^b   Blissitt, K J ^a   Case, J T ^d   Charles, J T ^e   Gardner, I ^f   Horadagoda, N ^g   Kusano, K ^c   Lam, K ^h   Pack, J D ⁱ   Parkin, T D ^j   Slocombe, R F ^e   Stewart, B D ^h   Boden, L A ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Equine Research Institute   (Japan)

^c Racehorse Hospital   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^h Hong Kong Jockey Club ^*  (Hong Kong)

ⁱ Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Exercise; Horse; post mortem; Sudden death; Thoroughbred

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INJURY; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; SUDDEN DEATH;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; SHOCK, HEMORRHAGIC;

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 79951991430     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00164.x     Document Type: Article

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