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Prospective survey of veterinary practitioners’ primary assessment of equine colic: clinical features, diagnoses, and treatment of 120 cases of large colon impaction (2014)
Journal Article

Background Large colon impactions are a common cause of colic in the horse. There are no scientific reports on the clinical presentation, diagnostic tests and treatments used in first opinion practice for large colon impaction cases. The aim of th... Read More about Prospective survey of veterinary practitioners’ primary assessment of equine colic: clinical features, diagnoses, and treatment of 120 cases of large colon impaction.

Evaluation of normal findings using a detailed and focused technique for transcutaneous abdominal ultrasonography in the horse (2014)
Journal Article

Background Ultrasonography is an important diagnostic tool in the investigation of abdominal disease in the horse. Several factors may affect the ability to image different structures within the abdomen. The aim of the study was to describe the re... Read More about Evaluation of normal findings using a detailed and focused technique for transcutaneous abdominal ultrasonography in the horse.

Water intake, faecal output and intestinal motility in horses moved from pasture to a stabled management regime with controlled exercise (2014)
Journal Article

Reasons for performing study: A change in management from pasture to stabling is a risk factor for equine colic. Objectives: To investigate the effect of a management change from pasture with no controlled exercise to stabling with light exercise... Read More about Water intake, faecal output and intestinal motility in horses moved from pasture to a stabled management regime with controlled exercise.