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gastric ulcers 503–8
hind gut ulcers/right dorsal colitis 508–10
inflammatory airway disease 465–6
VetBooks.ir sore shins 89, 113, 277–9

tendon injuries 191–205
radiation safety 106
radiation therapy 599–600, 605, 670
high dose radiation brachytherapy 599

radioactive implants (low dose brachytherapy) 599–600
and sarcoids 670
and squamous cell carcinoma 605, 671
radiography 106–7
procedure 106
requirements for taking 107
ragwort 531, 543–5
rain scald (rain rash), 557, 562–4
RAMP (Register of Animal Musculoskeletal Practitioners) 358
range of movement 97
ranitidine 507
recipient mares 629
records, veterinary 761
rectal biopsy 526–7
rectal examination 100, 380, 513, 541, 620, 683
colic 513

donkeys 692–3
ovaries 620, 683
rectal palpation, pregnancy diagnosis 630
rectum 498, 499
recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) 455–63
causes 456
clinical signs 456–7
control 458
diagnosis 458
and diet 460–1
and exercise 461
management 458–61
predisposing factors 456

prognosis 463
treatment 458–63
when to call the vet 458
recurrent laryngeal neuropathy (RLN) 470–5
red blood cells (erythrocytes) 489, 490–2, 714
donkeys 690