The response of bone, articular cartilage and tendon to exercise in the horse EC Firth Journal of anatomy 208 (4), 513-526, 2006 | 196 | 2006 |
Acute whole-body vibration elicits post-activation potentiation DJ Cochrane, SR Stannard, EC Firth, J Rittweger European journal of applied physiology 108, 311-319, 2010 | 192 | 2010 |
Should equine athletes commence training during skeletal development?: changes in tendon matrix associated with development, ageing, function and exercise RK Smith, H Birch, J Patterson‐Kane, EC Firth, L Williams, ... Equine veterinary journal 31 (S30), 201-209, 1999 | 185 | 1999 |
Comparison of collagen fibril populations in the superficial digital flexor tendons of exercised and nonexercised thoroughbreds JC Patterson‐Kane, AM Wilson, EC Firth, DAD Parry, AE Goodship Equine veterinary journal 29 (2), 121-125, 1997 | 145 | 1997 |
Changes in plasma cortisol concentrations before, during and after analgesia, anaesthesia and anaesthesia plus ovariohysterectomy in bitches SM Fox, DJ Mellor, EC Firth, H Hodge, CRO Lawoko Research in veterinary science 57 (1), 110-118, 1994 | 135 | 1994 |
Prevalence and risk factors associated with musculoskeletal discomfort in New Zealand veterinarians AM Scuffham, SJ Legg, EC Firth, MA Stevenson Applied ergonomics 41 (3), 444-453, 2010 | 133 | 2010 |
The pathobiology of exercise-induced superficial digital flexor tendon injury in Thoroughbred racehorses JC Patterson-Kane, EC Firth The Veterinary Journal 181 (2), 79-89, 2009 | 124 | 2009 |
Age‐related differences in collagen crimp patterns in the superficial digital flexor tendon core region of untrained horses JC Patterson‐Kane, EC Firth, AE Goodship, DAD Parry Australian veterinary journal 75 (1), 39-44, 1997 | 122 | 1997 |
Galloping exercise induces regional changes in bone density within the third and radial carpal bones of Thoroughbred horses EC Firth, J Delahunt, JW Wichtel, HL Birch, AE Goodship Equine veterinary journal 31 (2), 111-115, 1999 | 116 | 1999 |
Current concepts of infectious polyarthritis in foals EC Firth Equine Veterinary Journal 15 (1), 5-9, 1983 | 113 | 1983 |
Musculoskeletal responses of 2-year-old Thoroughbred horses to early training. 8. Quantitative back-scattered electron scanning electron microscopy and confocal fluorescence … A Boyde, EC Firth New Zealand veterinary journal 53 (2), 123-132, 2005 | 110 | 2005 |
Naturally occurring osteoarthritis in the metacarpophalangeal joints of wild horses CEL Cantley, EC Firth, JW Delahunt, DU Pfeiffer, KG Thompson Equine Veterinary Journal 31 (1), 73-81, 1999 | 105 | 1999 |
Musculoskeletal responses of 2-year-old Thoroughbred horses to early training. 6. Bone parameters in the third metacarpal and third metatarsal bones EC Firth, CW Rogers, M Doube, NB Jopson New Zealand Veterinary Journal 53 (2), 101-112, 2005 | 103 | 2005 |
An age-related study of morphology and cross-link composition of collagen fibrils in the digital flexor tendons of young thoroughbred horses JC Patterson-Kane, DAD Parry, HL Birch, AE Goodship, EC Firth Connective tissue research 36 (3), 253-260, 1997 | 91 | 1997 |
Early exercise advances the maturation of glycosaminoglycans and collagen in the extracellular matrix of articular cartilage in the horse PR Van Weeren, EC Firth, H Brommer, MM Hyttinen, HJ Helminen, ... Equine veterinary journal 40 (2), 128-135, 2008 | 90 | 2008 |
The association of 2‐year‐old training milestones with career length and racing success in a sample of Thoroughbred horses in New Zealand JC Tanner, CW Rogers, EC Firth Equine Veterinary Journal 45 (1), 20-24, 2013 | 89 | 2013 |
Changes in plasma cortisol concentrations in bitches in response to different combinations of halothane and butorphanol, with or without ovariohysterectomy SM Fox, DJ Mellor, CRO Lawoko, H Hodge, EC Firth Research in Veterinary Science 65 (2), 125-133, 1998 | 88 | 1998 |
Effect of copper supplementation on the evidence of developmental orthopaedic disease in pasture‐fed New Zealand Thoroughbreds SG Pearce, EC Firth, ND Grace, PF Fennessy Equine veterinary journal 30 (3), 211-218, 1998 | 88 | 1998 |
Exercise‐related alterations in crimp morphology in the central regions of superficial digital flexor tendons from young Thoroughbreds: a controlled study JC Patterson‐Kane, AM Wilson, EC Firth, DAD Parry, AE Goodship Equine veterinary journal 30 (1), 61-64, 1998 | 86 | 1998 |
Influence of liver copper status of mare and newborn foal on the development of osteochondrotic lesions PR Weeren, J Knaap, EC Firth Equine veterinary journal 35 (1), 67-71, 2003 | 85 | 2003 |