Dysautonomia in a six-year-old mule in the United States

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 170-173

  Wright, A ^a   Beard, L ^a   Bawa, B ^a   Bras, J ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine dysautonomia; Equine grass sickness; Horse; North america; United states

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSAUTONOMIA; FATALITY; FEMALE; HORSE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; EQUIDAE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; PRIMARY DYSAUTONOMIAS; UNITED STATES;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77049124998     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516409X479595     Document Type: Article

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