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Signs of crib biting on the manger.

Examination of a horse: teats of a maiden mare.
Royal Veterinary College.

Teats of a maiden mare

A Bay horse's neck: a two inch feathered whorl
mid-third anterior trachen, and a prophets thumb
mark on the left side of the neck.
Royal Veterinary College

Bay horse's neck - whorls

Correct handling of a very young foal: the loop
strap is taken over the neck, the left arm is put
through the loop, and with the right hand the tail
is lifted and passed up to the left hand.
Royal Veterinary College.

Correct handling of very young foal

A veterinary surgeon preparing for a neutering
operation to be carried out on a female dog.
Royal Veterinary College.

Preparing for the neutering operation, dog

A horse with rope around it which has been
arranged in such a way as to prevent it from
kicking with a particular leg - the handler is
in control.
Royal Veterinary College.

Rope around horse to prevent it from kicking

Retina of a five year old Miniature Poodle:

normal right fundus.

Canine retina: normal right fundus

Horse's hooves: coronet and heels are white,
distinct spot front of coronet, hoof is white.
Royal Veterinary College.

Horse's hooves: coronet and heels white

Aspirated egg containing unhatched lungworm larva
in pulmonary tissue.
Royal Veterinary College.

Egg containing unhatched lungworm larva

Toxocaral liver granuloma (from a rabbit).

Liverfluke: seven to eight week old migrating
fluke in liver parenchyma - increasingly severe
haemorrhage surrounding the fluke.
Royal Veterinary College.

Migrating fluke in liver parenchyma

Border Leicester ram: good conformation.
Royal Veterinary College.

Border Leicester ram (good condition)

An old stable rug hung like an apron on a horse,
in front of the forelegs, to prevent striking.
Royal Veterinary College.

Stable rug hung like an apron on horse

Sarcoid (horse): immediately after freezing
- close-up.
Royal Veterinary College.

Sarcoid: immediately after freezing

A sinus opening on the surface of the ram's
scrotum; both testicles are cylindrical and the
left testicle is atrophied and hard.
Royal Veterinary College.

Ram: sinus opening on surface of scrotum

A Blue Roan with a rider; the mare is in its mid-
Summer coat, in its true Blue Roan colour - a
definitive blue tinge in coat.
Royal Veterinary College.

A Blue Roan with rider, mid-Summer coat

A pony with an eyelid tumour - weeks after
freezing - sloughing.
Royal Veterinary College.

Pony with eyelid tumour - after freezing

agar, producing wide zones of beta haemolysis.
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Streptococcus pyogenes: colonies growing on blood

Pre-perineal rupture repair on dog: purse-string
suture around anus (a large swab in rectum).
Royal Veterinary College.

Pre-perineal rupture repair - on dog

Unsegmented egg of toxocara canis (from a dog).
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Egg of toxocara canis (unsegmented)

The canine retina: the non-tapetal fundus.

Canine retina: the non-tapetal fundus

Operation on dog; muscle dissection (Pectineus)
for pectineal resection.
Royal Veterinary College.

Muscle dissection for pectineal resection

Side view of a male adult Grey - his coat will
lighten with age.
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Side view of a Grey male horse

A horse with cutaneous nodular dermatitis.
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Horse with cutaneous nodular dermatitis

Ephysema of the lung (cow's) due to severe
lungworm infection (husk).
Royal Veterinary College.

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Signs of crib biting on the manger.

Teats of a maiden mare

Bay horse's neck - whorls

Correct handling of very young foal

Preparing for the neutering operation, dog

Rope around horse to prevent it from kicking

Canine retina: normal right fundus

Horse's hooves: coronet and heels white

Egg containing unhatched lungworm larva

Toxocaral liver granuloma (from a rabbit).

Migrating fluke in liver parenchyma

Border Leicester ram (good condition)

Stable rug hung like an apron on horse

Sarcoid: immediately after freezing

Ram: sinus opening on surface of scrotum

A Blue Roan with rider, mid-Summer coat

Pony with eyelid tumour - after freezing

Streptococcus pyogenes: colonies growing on blood

Pre-perineal rupture repair - on dog

Egg of toxocara canis (unsegmented)

Canine retina: the non-tapetal fundus

Muscle dissection for pectineal resection

Side view of a Grey male horse

Horse with cutaneous nodular dermatitis

Emphysema of lung due to lungworm infection

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Signs of crib biting on the manger.

Teats of a maiden mare

Bay horse's neck - whorls

Correct handling of very young foal

Preparing for the neutering operation, dog

Rope around horse to prevent it from kicking

Canine retina: normal right fundus

Horse's hooves: coronet and heels white

Egg containing unhatched lungworm larva

Toxocaral liver granuloma (from a rabbit).

Migrating fluke in liver parenchyma

Border Leicester ram (good condition)

Stable rug hung like an apron on horse

Sarcoid: immediately after freezing

Ram: sinus opening on surface of scrotum

A Blue Roan with rider, mid-Summer coat

Pony with eyelid tumour - after freezing

Streptococcus pyogenes: colonies growing on blood

Pre-perineal rupture repair - on dog

Egg of toxocara canis (unsegmented)

Canine retina: the non-tapetal fundus

Muscle dissection for pectineal resection

Side view of a Grey male horse

Horse with cutaneous nodular dermatitis

Emphysema of lung due to lungworm infection

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