Identification of risk factors for traumatic injury in the general horse population of north-west England, Midlands and north Wales

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-148

  Owen, K R ^a   Singer, E R ^a   Clegg, P D ^a   Ireland, J L ^a   Pinchbeck, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Horse; Injury; Management; Traumatic

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ENGLAND; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; WALES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 84856669930     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2011.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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