Causes of gastrointestinal colic in horses in western Canada: 604 cases (1992 to 2002)

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 800-805

  Abutarbush, Sameeh M ^a   Carmalt, James L ^a   Shoemaker, Ryan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AUTOPSY; BREEDING; CANADA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLIC; COLON DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FECES IMPACTION; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STALLION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CANADA; COLIC; COLON; COLONIC DISEASES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TORSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 27744520575     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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