Born to run? Associations between gestational and early‐life exposures and later‐life performance outcomes in Thoroughbreds
More extensive early-life turn out practices and later weaning enhanced later-life race performance outcomes. This could be due to increased opportunity for positive musculoskeletal tissue adaptation and optimal growth and development rates during a critical window of developmental plasticity.
Authors
- Rebecca Mouncey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9850-7878)
- Amanda M. de Mestre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9422-2370)
- Juan Carlos Arango‐Sabogal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3395-8410)
- Kristien Verheyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5077-224X)
Institutions
- Royal Veterinary College (GB)
- Cornell University (US)
- New York State College of Veterinary Medicine (US)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Equine Veterinary Journal
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.70084
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Horserace Betting Levy Board
- Royal Veterinary College