Best Practices for Successful Skin Grafts in Horses
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
March 24, 2022
Proper technique and keeping the graft immobile can mean a faster-healing, less expensive treatment process.
Proper technique and keeping the graft immobile can mean a faster-healing, less expensive treatment process.
Select the right technique, or combination of techniques, to promote healing in each horse.
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