Injection Site Infections Are Uncommon For Routine Vaccines

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Human skin is often first swabbed with alcohol before an injection is administered, in an effort to prevent bacteria from entering the wound made when the needle pierces the skin. Horses, however, rarely receive this cleaning procedure before an injection.  This is because the horse's hair coat reduces alcohol's effect. If the horse is very […]

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