Transfusion with 2litres of hyperimmune plasma is superior to transfusion of 1litre for protecting foals against pneumonia attributed to Rhodococcus equi

BackgroundTransfusion of plasma hyperimmune against Rhodococcus equi (REHIP) is used to reduce the incidence of foal pneumonia caused by R. equi on endemic farms, but the optimal volume to transfuse is unknown.ObjectivesTo determine whether transfusion of 2 L of REHIP to foals was superior to transf...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Equine veterinary education 2022-01, Vol.34 (1), p.e67-e72
Hauptverfasser:	P Flores‐Ahlschwede, Kahn, S K, Ahlschwede, S, Bordin, A I, Cohen, N D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Birth Clustering Confidence intervals Design Farms Juveniles Medical records Pneumonia Rhodococcus equi Statistical analysis Transfusion
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