Foal Pneumonia (Rhodococcus equi)
Steve Giguere, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM
March 11, 2009
A problem in eastern Canada, the United States, and internationally, R. equi is a soil bacterium that causes severe pneumonia in foals.
A problem in eastern Canada, the United States, and internationally, R. equi is a soil bacterium that causes severe pneumonia in foals.
When foals get sick, horse owners can sometimes face many sleepless nights, as well as weeks or months of intensive management, to get these babies through the rough spots. One of the most common problems in the ill foal is pneumonia, caused by
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