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Effect of the Age on the Evaluation of Horse Conformation and Movement Cover

Effect of the Age on the Evaluation of Horse Conformation and Movement

By: Janusz Wejer and  Dorota Lewczuk  
Open Access
|Aug 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2015-0092 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402
Language: English
Page range: 863 - 870
Submitted on: Sep 25, 2015
Accepted on: Jan 8, 2016
Published on: Aug 2, 2016
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2016 Janusz Wejer, Dorota Lewczuk, published by National Research Institute of Animal Production
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