Investigation of respiratory disorders in Thoroughbred racehorses training at the Brazilian Jockey Club

ABSTRACT: Athletic horses need to maintain healthy airways for optimal performance. This study investigated the presence of respiratory problems in apparently healthy Thoroughbred racehorses in training. According to the Revised Consensus Statement on Inflammatory Airway Diseases of Horses (2016), d...

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Main Authors: Natália Rebouças Pires, Maria Fernanda de Mello Costa, Marcia Torres Ramos, Anna Paula Balesdent Barreira, José Renato Junqueira Borges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017000800602&lng=en&tlng=en