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and joint infection 247
and lameness 101
and liver disease 533, 536, 585, 717–9
VetBooks.ir and peritonitis 540–1

and pregnancy 631
and the prepurchase examination 705
and respiratory conditions 451
taking samples 714

and worm control 46
blood vessels of the skin, 551, 552
Boett blanket565–6, 568
bog spavin 263
bone conditions 275–99
angular limb deformities in foals 287–90
cysts 297–9
fractures 290–5
fusion (ankylosis) 233, 239, 240, 243
infections 295–7
periostitis 275–86
physitis 286–7
bone fragment removal 119, 233
bone marrow 197, 227, 229, 295, 296, 489
bone scan see scintigraphy
bone spavin 234–40

boots, protective 79–80, 561, 754
Borrelia burgdorferi 250, 574
bots (Gasterophilus spp.) 44–5, 752
botulism 326–9
botulism antitoxin 328, 329
bowed tendon 193
box rest 381, 746–8
box walking 680
bracken 546–7
brain 645
bran 77, 137
brands 751
breakover 152, 238

breathing rate/pattern 54
breeding 617–43
animal selection for 617, 619–20, 629
artificial insemination 627–9
broodmare care 620, 630–43
costs of 618