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Published on: July 3, 2014
Clinical pathology of the foal
Jane E Axon1, Jonathan E Palmer
1Clovelly Intensive Care Unit, Scone Veterinary Hospital, Liverpool Street, Scone, NSW 2337, Australia. janeaxon@bigpond.com
Abstract:
The neonatal foal is in a period of transition between fetal and extrauterine life. The clinicopathologic findings in this period often reflect the in utero environment; thus, results need to be interpreted with the knowledge of changes that intrauterine life may produce. These changes can also assist the veterinarian in identifying a foal at high risk for developing clinical problems. The veterinarian should also be aware of the normal variations in clinicopathologic findings that occur as the foal matures. As with results from all diagnostic testing, the clinicopathologic results need to be interpreted with reference to the physical examination findings of the foal.
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