Factors associated with development of ileal impaction in horses with surgical colic: 78 Cases (1986-2000)

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 464-468

  Little, D ^a   Blikslager, A T ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colic; Hay; Horse; Ileal impaction; Pyrantel salt

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; PYRANTEL; ANTINEMATODAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CESTODE; COLIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; HAY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HYPOTHESIS; ILEUM DISEASE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; CESTODIASIS; CYNODON; FEMALE; MALE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANOPLOCEPHALA; ANOPLOCEPHALA PERFOLIATA; CESTODA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; CESTODE INFECTIONS; COLIC; CYNODON; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; ILEAL DISEASES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PYRANTEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036637533     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516402776117773     Document Type: Article

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