Relationship between Brazilian Thoroughbred race horses performance and lay-up period after osseous thoracic limb diseases

It is well established in the literature that musculoskeletal injuries are important compromising agents in the performance of Thoroughbred horses. In Brazil, there are no studies on the interrelation between lay-up period post-injury and retirement of racehorses due to musculoskeletal injures. The...

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Main Authors: Marsel de Carvalho Pereira, Carlos Augusto Araújo Valadão, Antonio Sergio Ferraudo, Carolina Berkman, Guilherme de Camargo Ferraz, Antonio Queiroz-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2013-07-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782013000700023&lng=en&tlng=en