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Investigation of the URT: when and how

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Pollock P.J.
In: BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2018 by British Equine Veterinary Association
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SEP 15, 2018
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Investigation of the upper portion of the equine upper respiratory tract (URT) can be challenging due to the nonspecific nature of clinical signs and the propensity for some clinical signs to manifest themselves during exercise only.
• Overground endoscopy is now the gold standard for investigation of abnormalities of the equine URT; it is widely available and has major benefits for the health and welfare of performance horses.
• Overground videos are frequently obtained before and after therapy allowing treatment modalities to be critically assessed for efficacy; consequently, it is now clear that several long-standing treatment choices for common disease of the equine URT may be of limited efficacy.
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Pollock, P. (2020) “Investigation of the URT: when and how”, BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2018. Available at: https://www.ivis.org/library/beva/beva-annual-congress-birmingham-2018/investigation-of-urt-when-and-how (Accessed: 12 September 2024).

Affiliation of the authors at the time of publication

Dick Vet Equine Hospital, Royal (Dick) Vet School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, EH25 9RG, Scotland.

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  • P. Pollock

    Pollock P.J.

    Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery
    BVMS, PhD, CertES(Soft Tissue), FHEA, Dipl. ECVS, FRCVS
    The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and the Roslin Institute, The university of Edinburgh
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