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Short-duration exercise and confinement alters bone mineral content and shape in weanling horses

Short-duration exercise and confinement alters bone mineral content and shape in weanling horses

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Short-duration exercise and confinement alters bone mineral content and shape in weanling horses

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Full title

Short-duration exercise and confinement alters bone mineral content and shape in weanling horses

Publisher

Savoy, IL: Am Soc Animal Sci

Journal title

Journal of animal science, 2004-08, Vol.82 (8), p.2313-2320

Language

English

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Savoy, IL: Am Soc Animal Sci

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Contents

The hypothesis that short-duration exercise may ameliorate the decrease in bone mass observed with confinement was investigated with 18 quarter horses (nine colts and nine fillies) weaned at 4 mo of age and placed into box stalls. After a 5-wk adjustment period, individuals were grouped by age and weight, and then divided randomly into three treatm...

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Short-duration exercise and confinement alters bone mineral content and shape in weanling horses

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_66798893

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_66798893

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ISSN

0021-8812

E-ISSN

1525-3163

DOI

10.2527/2004.8282313x

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