Growth rates in thoroughbred foals

• Main Authors: Mohd Jelan, Zainal Aznam, Jeffcott, Leo B., Lundeheim, Nils, Osborne, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hippiatrika Verlag 1996
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40390/1/Growth%20rates%20in%20thoroughbred%20foals.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40390/; http://www.biblioserver.com/pferdeheilkunde-fundus/index.php?m=search&id=&ftype=title&q=Growth%20rates%20in%20thoroughbred%20foals

Data of 798 Thoroughbred horses foaled in 1988 to 1992 in Co. Kildare, Ireland were examined in a study to provide detailed information on a range of parameters on normal growth and development from birth to 20 months of age (onset of training). Based on average body weight gain, the pattern of grow...