New Resistance Genes: What’s the Threat to Horses?
Equine Disease Quarterly
July 7, 2016
A recently discovered resistance gene in bacteria has focused attention on emerging multidrug resistance.
A recently discovered resistance gene in bacteria has focused attention on emerging multidrug resistance.
Many diseases were once considered geographically restricted. But disease migration has eliminated that complacency.
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A vet and his team are challenging tradition and skepticism to bring modern veterinary medicine to remote horse herders.
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Genetic differences in immune function could explain why some horses develop sarcoids and others don’t, researchers say.
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