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Effect of Manual Imitation of Grooming on Riding Horses' Heart Rate in Different Environmental Situations

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  1. A. Haverbeke

    Present address: Department of Veterinary Medicine, FUNDP, rue Muzet, 4, B-5000, Namur, Belgium

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  1. Dipartimento di Scienze Sperimentali Veterinarie, Università di Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, I-35020, Legnaro PD, Italy

    S. Normando & G. Bono

  2. Department of Animal Nutrition, Genetics, Production and Ethology, Universiteit Gent, Heidestraat 19, B-9820, Merelbeke, Belgium

    A. Haverbeke, L. Meers & F.O. Ödberg

  3. Departamento de Producción Animal, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040, Madrid, España

    M. Ibáñez Talegón

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Normando, S., Haverbeke, A., Meers, L. et al. Effect of Manual Imitation of Grooming on Riding Horses' Heart Rate in Different Environmental Situations. Vet Res Commun 27 (Suppl 1), 615–617 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:VERC.0000014230.52006.df

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