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Emerging Neurologic Syndromes Discussed at World Equine Vet Meeting (photo)

Emerging Neurologic Syndromes Discussed at World Equine Vet Meeting
"The more we look for neurologic signs, the more we discover new syndromes," said I.G. Joe Mayhew, BVSc, FRCVS, PhD, Dipl ACVIM, ECVN, head of Equine Massey and professor of Equine Studies at Massey University in New Zealand, at the 2009 WEVA... Read more

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