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Association of admission L-lactate concentration in hospitalised equine neonates with presenting complaint, periparturient events, clinical diagnosis and outcome: A prospective multicentre study

  1. A. BORCHERS1,
  2. P. A. WILKINS1,8,*,
  3. P. M. MARSH2,
  4. J. E. AXON3,
  5. J. READ4,
  6. C. CASTAGNETTI5,
  7. L. PANTALEON6,
  8. C. CLARK7,
  9. L. QURA'N8,
  10. R. BELGRAVE9,
  11. D. TRACHSEL10,
  12. M. LEVY11,
  13. D. BEDENICE12,
  14. M. N. SAULEZ13,
  15. R. C. BOSTON1

Article first published online: 7 FEB 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2011.00509.x

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Equine Veterinary Journal

Equine Veterinary Journal

Special Issue: Equine Perinatology

Volume 44, Issue Supplement s41, pages 57–63, February 2012

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BORCHERS, A., WILKINS, P. A., MARSH, P. M., AXON, J. E., READ, J., CASTAGNETTI, C., PANTALEON, L., CLARK, C., QURA'N, L., BELGRAVE, R., TRACHSEL, D., LEVY, M., BEDENICE, D., SAULEZ, M. N. and BOSTON, R. C. (2012), Association of admission L-lactate concentration in hospitalised equine neonates with presenting complaint, periparturient events, clinical diagnosis and outcome: A prospective multicentre study. Equine Veterinary Journal, 44: 57–63. doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2011.00509.x

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  1. 1

    University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA

  2. 2

    Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Kentucky, USA

  3. 3

    Scone Equine Hospital, New South Wales, Australia

  4. 4

    Equine Medical Center of Ocala, Florida, USA

  5. 5

    University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

  6. 6

    Woodford Equine Hospital, Kentucky, USA

  7. 7

    Peterson Smith Equine Hospital, Florida, USA

  8. 8

    University of Illinois, Illinois, USA

  9. 9

    Mid Atlantic Equine Medical Center, New Jersey, USA

  10. 10

    University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

  11. 11

    Purdue University, Indiana, USA

  12. 12

    Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Massachusetts, USA

  13. 13

    University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.

* email: pawilkin@illinois.edu

  1. Dr Borchers is currently affiliated with the University of California, Davis, California, USA. Dr Pantaleon is currently affiliated with Equine Medical Associates, Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Dr Levy is currently associated with the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dr Marsh is currently located in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 7 FEB 2012
  2. Article first published online: 7 FEB 2012
  3. Received: 18.03.11; Accepted: 31.08.11

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