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Body condition score, morphometric measurements and estimation of body weight in mature Icelandic horses in Denmark

BACKGROUND: Obesity is related to the development of several diseases like insulin resistance and laminitis in horses. The prevalence of obesity among mature Icelandic horses in Denmark has not been investigated previously. This study aimed to find the prevalence of obesity, to compare body conditio...

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Autores principales: Jensen, Rasmus B., Danielsen, Signe H., Tauson, Anne-Helene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5073991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27766968
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13028-016-0240-5