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Musculoskeletal responses of 2-year-old Thoroughbred horses to early training. 4. Morphometric, microscopic and biomechanical properties of the digital tendons of the forelimb

EC Firth Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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CW Rogers Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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BH Anderson Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand; Ballarat Veterinary Practice Equine Clinic, Miners Rest, Victoria, Australia
Pages 285-292 | Accepted 06 Jul 2004, Published online: 22 Feb 2011

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EC Firth, CW Rogers, NR Perkins, BH Anderson & ND Grace. (2004) Musculoskeletal responses of 2-year-old Thoroughbred horses to early training. 1. Study design, and clinical, nutritional, radiological and histological observations. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 52:5, pages 261-271.
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