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manipulative therapies, chiropractic and osteopathy 409–13
examination of horse 410
principles and mechanisms 409–12
VetBooks.ir sedation 383

techniques 411–2
‘marble’, uterus 682–3
mare
behavioural problems 682–4, 764

see also broodmare and breeding
mare running milk 635
massage 392, 764
mast cells 392, 578
mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) 715
mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) 715
mean corpuscular volume (MCV) 715
medial patellar ligament, 258
surgical cutting 260
medicine
administration 729–32
and competition horses 761–5
controlled 762
dangers of inappropriate 765
disposal 761
enemas 732

for first-aid kits 60–1
inhalation 732
injections 731–2
intrauterine administration 732
oral 73
stomach tubes 73–4
storage 760–1
topical applications 732
mediolateral foot balance 127–8
melanin 552, 606
melanocytes 552
melanomas 601–4
eye 669, 671–2

mesotherapy 357
metabolic syndrome, equine (EMS) 154–5, 156, 648–52
metformin 652
methionine 137, 164
metritis, contagious equine (CEM) 622, 624–5
metronidazole 452, 533