Laparoscopic-assisted castration of a monorchid male pseudohermaphrodite pony

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 295-299

  Smith, L J ^a,b   Perkins, J D ^a,b  

^a BELL EQUINE VETERINARY CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

^b University of London   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Horse; Laparoscopy; Monorchidism; Pseudohermaphrodite

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 68249111205     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/095777309X422979     Document Type: Article

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