Foal Diarrhea
Roberta Dwyer, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVPM
September 1, 1999
I am a new owner of a broodmare who just had her first foal, which now has diarrhea. How serious is it for him?
I am a new owner of a broodmare who just had her first foal, which now has diarrhea. How serious is it for him?
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