Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 29, Issue 12 , Pages 828-832 , December 2009

Conditioning Horses at v10 3 Times per Week Does Not Enhance v4

  • Arno Lindner, DVM

      Affiliations

    • Arbeitsgruppe Pferd, Juelich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Arno Lindner, Heinrich-Röttgen-Str. 20, D-52428 Jülich, Germany.
  • ,
  • Ramón A. López, DVM

      Affiliations

    • Laboratorio de Fisiología y Fisiopatología del Equino Deportivo, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • ,
  • Esteban Durante, DVM

      Affiliations

    • Laboratorio de Fisiología y Fisiopatología del Equino Deportivo, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • ,
  • Violeta Ferreira, DVM

      Affiliations

    • Laboratorio de Fisiología y Fisiopatología del Equino Deportivo, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • ,
  • Federico M. Boffi Federico, DVM, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratorio de Fisiología y Fisiopatología del Equino Deportivo, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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PII: S0737-0806(09)00647-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2009.10.012

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 29, Issue 12 , Pages 828-832 , December 2009