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Abstract: Detection of intraocular Leptospira spp. by real‐time
polymerase chain reaction in horses with recurrent
uveitis in Belgium 12
Abstract: Multicentre, blinded, randomised clinical trial comparing the
use of flunixin meglumine with firocoxib in horses with small intestinal
strangulating obstruction 13
Abstract: Short‐term outcome and risk factors for post‐operative
complications following umbilical resection in 82 foals (2004–2016)
Abstract: Surgical management of marginal tears/avulsions of the
suspensory ligament branches in 29 Thoroughbred racehorses
Abstract: A comparison of two ketamine doses for field anaesthesia in
horses undergoing castration
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Abstract: Evaluation of dynamic testing for pituitary pars intermedia
dysfunction diagnosis in donkeys 17
Abstract: A comparison of two ketamine doses for field anaesthesia in
horses undergoing castration 18
Abstract: Evaluation of dynamic testing for pituitary pars
intermedia dysfunction diagnosis in donkeys 19
Abstract: Sedative and antinociceptive effects of different detomidine
constant rate infusions, with or without methadone in standing horses 20
Abstract: Synovial sepsis is rare following intrasynovial medication in
equine ambulatory practice 21
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Notice: Concerns Regarding SAEVA Members and the Use of “Illegal“
Frozen Semen 35
Equine Tetanus 36
30 Years of Equine Nutrition Research: What Have We Learned? 45
ECOD Report : June-December 2018 48
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