Equine Rhinitis A Virus Infection in Thoroughbred Racehorses—A Putative Role in Poor Performance?
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Back, H.; Weld, J.; Walsh, C.; Cullinane, A. Equine Rhinitis A Virus Infection in Thoroughbred Racehorses—A Putative Role in Poor Performance? Viruses 2019, 11, 963. https://doi.org/10.3390/v11100963
Back H, Weld J, Walsh C, Cullinane A. Equine Rhinitis A Virus Infection in Thoroughbred Racehorses—A Putative Role in Poor Performance? Viruses. 2019; 11(10):963. https://doi.org/10.3390/v11100963
Chicago/Turabian StyleBack, Helena, John Weld, Cathal Walsh, and Ann Cullinane. 2019. "Equine Rhinitis A Virus Infection in Thoroughbred Racehorses—A Putative Role in Poor Performance?" Viruses 11, no. 10: 963. https://doi.org/10.3390/v11100963
APA StyleBack, H., Weld, J., Walsh, C., & Cullinane, A. (2019). Equine Rhinitis A Virus Infection in Thoroughbred Racehorses—A Putative Role in Poor Performance? Viruses, 11(10), 963. https://doi.org/10.3390/v11100963