Acute small intestinal obstruction associated with Parascaris equorum infection in young horses: 25 cases (1985-2004)

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 338-343

  Cribb, N C ^a   Cote N M ^a   Boure L P ^a   Peregrine, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthelmintics; Colic; Impaction; Intussusception; Obstruction; Parascaris equorum; Small intestine; Volvulus

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCARIDOIDEA; COLIC; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MORTALITY; NEMATODIASIS; NEWBORN; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE; SURVIVAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTHELMINTICS; ASCARIDIDA INFECTIONS; ASCARIDOIDEA; COLIC; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; PARASCARIS EQUORUM;

EID: 33846096721     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2006.36721     Document Type: Article

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