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Table 1 The prevalence of osteochondrosis at the animal and joint levels among 48 foals aged 6 and 12 months

From: Quantitative and qualitative aspects of standing-up behavior and the prevalence of osteochondrosis in Warmblood foals on different farms: could there be a link?

Variable

Age (months)

n (animals)

Mean OC score

SD

Minimum OC score

Maximum OC score

OC animal

6

40

2.7

2.7

0

12

OC hock

6

41

1.2

1.7

0

6

OC stifle

6

41

0.9

1.4

0

5

OC fetlock

6

40

0.6

1.3

0

6

OC animal

12

48

1.9

2.3

0

8

OC hock

12

48

0.9

1.7

0

8

OC stifle

12

48

0.4

0.9

0

4

OC fetlock

12

48

0.7

1.5

0

6

  1. n number of animals available for each trait, SD standard deviation, OC osteochondrosis
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BMC Veterinary Research

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