Thoracic trauma in foals: Post mortem findings

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-81

  Schambourg, M A ^a   Laverty, S ^a   Mullim, S ^b   Fogarty, U M ^b   Halley, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b IRISH EQUINE CENTRE   (Ireland)

^c O'Byrne and Halley Mortlestown Co   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Foals; Fractured ribs; Horse; Thoracic trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTUSION; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; DIAPHRAGM RUPTURE; HEMATOTHORAX; LUNG COLLAPSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RIB FRACTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORAX INJURY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIRTH INJURY; FEMALE; HORSE; INJURY; LABOR COMPLICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AUTOPSY; BIRTH INJURIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; RIB FRACTURES; THORACIC INJURIES;

EID: 0037264052     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516403775467478     Document Type: Article

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