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A Review of Recent Research on Nutrition and Metabolism in the Athletic Horse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2007

K. M. Hiney  and
G. D. Potter
K. M. Hiney
Affiliation:
Equine Sciences Program, Department of Animal Science, Texas A & M University College Station, TX, 77845, USA
G. D. Potter
Affiliation:
Equine Sciences Program, Department of Animal Science, Texas A & M University College Station, TX, 77845, USA
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Nutrition Research Reviews , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , January 1996 , pp. 149 - 173
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