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Laminitis in horses
Author(s) -
MenziesGow Nicola
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.k4485
Subject(s) - laminitis , lameness , medicine , intensive care medicine , veterinary medicine , surgery , horse , biology , paleontology
Laminitis is a common and painful condition of adult equids that often results in permanent lameness or euthanasia. In recent years, our knowledge of the condition has developed and this article discusses the current understanding of laminitis and approaches to its treatment and prevention.