Demographics and management practices of horses and ponies in Great Britain: A cross-sectional study

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 410-417

  Wylie, C E ^a   Ireland, J L ^a   Collins, S N ^b   Verheyen, K L P ^c   Newton, J R ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demographics; Epidemiology; Equine; Management; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; BED; BREEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HORSE; HORSEBACK RIDING; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; PLEASURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WINTER;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

DEMOGRAPHICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EQUINE; MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; HORSES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84881558292     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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