The horse as an athlete: a physiological overview

Equine Exercise Physiology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 2-11

  Hinchcliff, Kenneth W ^a   Geor, Raymond J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80052238273     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-070202857-1.50003-2     Document Type: Chapter

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