Prophylactic digital cryotherapy is associated with decreased incidence of laminitis in horses diagnosed with colitis

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 554-559

  Kullmann, A ^a   Holcombe, S J ^a   Hurcombe, S D ^b   Roessner, H A ^a   Hauptman, J G ^a   Geor, R J ^a   Belknap, J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colitis; Cryotherapy; Horse; Inflammation; Laminitis

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ANIMAL; COLITIS; COMPLICATION; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; HORSE DISEASES; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; COLITIS; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; ICE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84905499680     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evj.12156     Document Type: Article

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