Correlations between exercising arterial blood gas values, tracheal wash findings and upper respiratory tract abnormalities in horses presented for poor performance

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL.36, 2006, Pages 523-528

  Durando, M M ^a   Martin, B B ^a   Davidson, E J ^a   Birks, E K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Horse; Mucus; Poor performance; Tracheal wash

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 84878461459     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2006.tb05598.x     Document Type: Article

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