Severity and outcome of equine pasture-associated laminitis managed in first opinion practice in the UK

Veterinary Record

Volumn 167, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 364-369

  Menzies Gow, N J ^a   Stevens, K ^a   Barr, A ^b   Camm, I ^c   Pfeiffer, D ^a   Marr, C M ^d  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Bushy Equine Vets Breadstone   (United Kingdom)

^d Rossdales Equine Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; POACEAE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957262589     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.c3206     Document Type: Article

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