Article
Esophageal Dysfunction in Friesian Horses: Morphological Features.
Veterinary pathology - 1 Nov 2015
Ploeg M, Gröne A, Saey V, de Bruijn C M, Back W, van Weeren P R, Scheideman W, Picavet T, Ducro B J, Wijnberg I, Delesalle C
Abstract excerpt
Megaesophagus appears to be more common in Friesian horses than in other breeds. A prevalence of approximately 2% was observed among Friesian horses presented to the Wolvega Equine Clinic and the Utrecht University Equine Clinic. In this study, morphologic changes in the esophagi of Friesian horses with megaesophagus were compared with those of 6 control horses. Of 18 horses with clinically observed...
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