Epidemiology of impaction colic in donkeys in the UK

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Cox, Ruth ^a   Proudman, Christopher J ^a   Trawford, Andrew F ^b   Burden, Faith ^b   Pinchbeck, Gina L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b THE DONKEY SANCTUARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS;

AGING; ANIMAL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLIC; EQUIDAE; FECAL IMPACTION; INCIDENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; STOMATOGNATHIC DISEASES; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY;

AGING; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLIC; EQUIDAE; FECAL IMPACTION; GREAT BRITAIN; INCIDENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; STOMATOGNATHIC DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247550895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-3-1     Document Type: Article

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