A randomised, blinded, crossover study to assess the efficacy of a feed supplement in alleviating the clinical signs of headshaking in 32 horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 293-297

  Talbot, W A ^a   Pinchbeck, G L ^a   Knottenbelt, D C ^a   Graham, H ^b   McKane, S A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Manchester ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Headshaking; Horse; Placebo; Randomised controlled trial; Supplement

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; VIDEO RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 84876108945     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2012.00618.x     Document Type: Article

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