Practical method of umbilical ultrasonographic examination of one-week old foals: The procedure and the interpretation of age-correlated size ranges of umbilical structures

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 96-101

  Lavan, Robert P ^a,b   Craychee, Theresa ^a,b   Madigan, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031494665     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0737-0806(97)80346-2     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Bernard WV and Reimer JM: Examination of the Foal. In: The Vet Clin North Am Equine Practice: Perinatology (W.E. Vaala, ed.) Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders Company, 1994;pp 37-66.
2. Madigan JE: Patent Urachus, Omphalitis and Other Umbilical Abnormalities. In: Large Animal Internal Medicine (B.V. Smith, ed.) St. Louis. MO: C.V. Mosby, 1990;pp 370-372.
3. Madigan JE: Umbilical Problems. In: Manual of Equine Neonatal Medicine (J.E. Madigan, ed.) Woodland, CA: Live Oak Publishing, 1991;pp179-183.
4. Adams SB, Fessler JF: Umbilical Cord Remnant Infections in Foais: 16 cases (1975-1985). J Am Vet Med Assoc 1987:190 (3):316-318.
5. Reef VB and Collates C: Ultrasonography of Umbilical Structures in Clinically Normal Foals. Am J Vet Res 1988;49(12): 2143-2146.
6. Reef VB: Abnormalities of the Neonatal Umbilicus Detected by Diagnostic Ultrasound. Proc Ann Meet of the Amer Assoc Equine Pract 1986; pp157-162.
7. Reef VB, Collatos C, Spencer PA, Orsini JA and Sepesy LM: Clinical, Ultrasonographic, and Surgical Findings in Foals with Umbilical Remnant Infections. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1989;195(1): 69-72.