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Successful treatment of chronic grass sickness in a donkey
Author(s) -
Mellor N. E.,
Bladon B.,
Foote A. K.,
O'Meara B.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.12067
Subject(s) - donkey , medicine , african horse sickness , intensive care medicine , veterinary medicine , immunology , ecology , biology , virus
Summary This case report outlines the successful management of a case of chronic grass sickness in a donkey and highlights that the occurrence of grass sickness may be underestimated in this species. Furthermore, grass sickness should be considered in the differential diagnosis in cases of inappetance and ill thrift in donkeys.