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Etiologic and immunologic characteristics of thoroughbred horses with bacterial infectious upper respiratory disease at the Seoul Race Park.
Journal of microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Sept 2009
Ryu Seung-Ho, Koo Hye Cheong, Park Young Kyung, Kim Jun Man, Jung Woo Kyung, Davis William C, Park Yong Ho, Lee Chang-Woo
Abstract excerpt
Equine respiratory disease is a common cause of poor performance and training interruptions. The higher incidence rate of infectious upper respiratory disease (IURD) in thoroughbred racehorses at the Seoul Race Park coincided with the frequent stabling season, shorter stabling periods, and younger ages in this study. Incidence rates were also correlated with significantly lower proportions of cells expressing MHC...
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