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by: Sue McDonnell, PhD, Certified AAB
A colleague, Larry Soma, VMD, is an anesthesiologist/pharmacologist who conducts research for the Thoroughbred and Standardbred horse racing commissions in Pennsylvania. Basically, his lab develops and validates testing methods for detection of illegal drugs in horses. Recently, Dr. Soma and I crossed paths in the clinic parking lot as we rushed between ...
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