Shipping Fever: Long-Term Treatment Often Required For Severe Bacterial Pneumonia
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Pleuropneumonia is the most-severe form of bacterial pneumonia a horse can contract; it occurs when pneumonia extends from the main airway to the thin membrane on the surface of the lung (the pleura) and the thoracic cavity. Affected horses produce large amounts of protein-rich fluid and are at risk of developing endotoxemia, which then puts […]
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