Equine Respiratory Disease Diagnosis Aided by Fluid Evaluation

by: Christa Lesté-Lasserre
July 09 2009, Article # 14505 Respiratory disease in horses can be accurately assessed through laboratory evaluation of respiratory fluids, according to a new review by French and Belgian researchers. When combined with clinical examinations, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and tracheal washes reveal important information leading to the diagnosis and proper treatment of respiratory conditions which result in poor performance in horses, the review states. Poor performance is described ...