Relationship between condition score, physical measurements and body fat percentage in mares
D. R. HENNEKE
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Horse Section, Department of Animal Science, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Horse Section, Department of Animal Science, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJ. L. KREIDER
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Horse Section, Department of Animal Science, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorB. F. YEATES
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Horse Section, Department of Animal Science, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorD. R. HENNEKE
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Horse Section, Department of Animal Science, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorG. D. POTTER
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Horse Section, Department of Animal Science, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJ. L. KREIDER
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Horse Section, Department of Animal Science, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorB. F. YEATES
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Horse Section, Department of Animal Science, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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