Diagnosis and Treatment of Equine Placentitis

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 763-776

  Macpherson, Margo L ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; GESTAGEN; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFLAMMATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFLAMMATION; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROGESTINS; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 33751241725     PISSN: 07490739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2006.08.005     Document Type: Review

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