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L-gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT) 718
laburnum 548–549
lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) 718
VetBooks.ir lactobacilli 156

lameness 87–102
and back pain 350, 353
and behaviour 98–100
and bone conditions 275–299

diagnosis 88–102
and facial expression 98–9
and flexion tests 95–6, 236
and foot conditions 121–90
and joint disease/injuries 217–61
and ligament injuries 206–216
management changes 90
and muscle disease 300–14
and neck injury 346
and pelvic fracture 377, 379, 380
and sacroiliac disease 382–384
as sign of illness/injury 56
signs of 90–100
and synovial effusions 262–74
and tendon injuries 191–206
laminae

insensitive/horny 122, 153
sensitive 121, 124, 153, 158
tearing 152
laminitis 153–71, 381, 582, 643
causes 154–6
clinical signs 156–9
definition of terms 153–4, 160
diagnosis 159–60
and equine metabolic syndrome 649, 652
and hoof care 165–7
management 164, 171
and pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID, Cushing’s disease)155, 645, 647, 648
prevention 169–71

stages of 153–4
prognosis 169
treatment and shoeing 160–71
laparotomy 695
large intestine 498–9
larynx, recurrent laryngeal neuropathy 470–8