The prevalence of obesity in mature Icelandic horses in Denmark
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Material and methods A total of 252 Icelandic horses (≥ 4 years; 142 geldings, 101 mares, 9 stallions) from 46 different barns were included. All horses were assigned a BCS on a scale from 1-9 (1 is poor, 5 is moderate and 9 is extremely fat) by their owner and by an experienced person. A horse with a BCS of ≥7 is considered to be obese. Two weight tapes (WT) were used to asses BW. Neck circumference and height at withers were measured, and the ratio between them calculated (NCHR).
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Body condition score, morphometric measurements and estimation of body weight in mature Icelandic horses in Denmark
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دوره 57 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2015