Comparison of owner-reported health problems with veterinary assessment of geriatric horses in the United Kingdom

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-100

  Ireland, J L ^a   Clegg, P D ^a   Mcgowan, C M ^a   Mckane, S A ^a   Chandler, K J ^b   Pinchbeck, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Kessock Equine Veterinary Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Clinical signs; Disease prevalence; Horse; Owner reported

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

AGING; ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; VETERINARIANS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 83055194667     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2011.00394.x     Document Type: Article

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