Evacuation of sand from the equine intestine with mineral oil, with and without psyllium

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 86-91

  Hotwagner, K ^a   Iben, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ash output; Auscultation; Horse; Mineral oil; Psyllium; Sand colic

Indexed keywords

ISPAGULA; LAXATIVE; MINERAL OIL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FECES; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LARGE INTESTINE; MALE; RANDOMIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CATHARTICS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FECES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, LARGE; MALE; MINERAL OIL; PSYLLIUM; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SILICON DIOXIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUIDAE; PLANTAGO OVATA;

EID: 37849033275     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2007.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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