Endoscopic scoring of the tracheal septum in horses and its clinical relevance for the evaluation of lower airway health in horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-112

  Koch, C ^a,c   Straub, R ^a   Ramseyer, A ^a   Widmer, A ^a   Robinson, N E ^b   Gerber, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Horse; IAD; RAO; Scoring; Tracheal septum

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; ENDOSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFLAMMATION; MUCUS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TRACHEA;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ENDOSCOPY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFLAMMATION; MUCUS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TRACHEA;

EID: 34247874530     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516407X158764     Document Type: Article

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