Longitudinal development of equine conformation from weanling to age 3 years in the Thoroughbred

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 563-570

  Anderson, T M ^a   McIlwraith, C W ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformation; Equine; Growth; Horse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE GROWTH; CONFORMATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMUR; GROWTH RATE; HORSE; HUMERUS; LEG LENGTHENING; LONG BONE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; RADIUS; SCAPULA;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 8644227791     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044864507     Document Type: Article

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