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PERITONITIS IN HORSES ASSOCIATED WITH ACTINOBACILLUS EQUULI
Author(s) -
Gay C. C.,
Lording P. M.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1980.tb05727.x
Subject(s) - peritonitis , medicine , abdominal pain , actinobacillus , microbiology and biotechnology , gastroenterology , biology , periodontitis
Actinobacillus equuli was the cause of peritonitis in 5 horses. In 3 the onset was sudden with intestinal stasis and acute abdominal pain as predominant findings. Two others presented with chronic disease and weight loss. Characteristically the peritoneal fluid had a high nucleated cell count with non‐degenerate neutrophils as the predominant cell type. Four horses were treated and recovered.