Injury prevention in Thoroughbred racehorses

Affiliations

¹ School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
² Equine Centre, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia.

Editorial

Peter Muir et al. Equine Vet J. 2024 May.

. 2024 May;56(3):386-388.

doi: 10.1111/evj.14077.

¹ School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
² Equine Centre, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia.

No abstract available

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