Diagnosis of the Compromised Equine Pregnancy

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 749-761

  Bucca, Stefania ^a  

^a IRISH EQUINE CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREEDING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 33751214172     PISSN: 07490739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2006.07.006     Document Type: Review

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