Equine gastrointestinal motility research: Where we are and where we need to go

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 422-428

  Hudson, N P H ^a   Merritt, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Colic; Gastrointestinal; Horse; Ileus; Motility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 45849091459     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516408X312932     Document Type: Conference Paper

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