Evaluation of early fetal loss induced by gavage with eastern tent caterpillars in pregnant mares

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 225, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 717-721

  Bernard, William V ^a   LeBlanc, Michelle M ^a   Webb, Bruce A ^b   Stromberg, Arnold J ^c  

^a ROOD AND RIDDLE EQUINE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; AMNION FLUID; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EASTERN TENT CATERPILLAR; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WASTAGE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORSE; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PANOPHTHALMITIS; PASTURE; PERICARDITIS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ALLANTOIS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MOTHS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS; INSECTA; MALACOSOMA AMERICANUM; PHACELIA CONGESTA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 4644360612     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2004.225.717     Document Type: Article

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