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Muscle characteristics in young Norwegian-Swedish Coldblooded Trotters and associations with breeding index, body size and early training

  • Tomas Revold
  • , Carl F. Ihler
  • , Kristina Karlström
  • , Stig Larsen
  • , Birgitta Essen-Gustavsson

    Publication: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    Abstract

    Conclusions: Muscle characteristics differ among young NSCT horses, but the innate oxidative capacity seems to be lower than in Standardbreds of comparable age. Early training may influence on these parameters.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)701-707
    Number of pages7
    JournalEquine Veterinary Journal
    Volume43
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

    Keywords

    • horse
    • fibre type
    • immunohistochemistry
    • histochemistry
    • enzyme activity
    • oxidative capacity

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