From the Vet

    Endoscopic Evaluation of the Sales Yearling

    By Jacqueline T. Linkous, MRCVS With the 2011 OBS August Yearling Sale looming, I thought I would briefly discuss the prepurchase endoscopic examination in this article to shed some light on how thoughts have changed on the subject in recent years.  Endoscopy (scoping) is used by veterinarians in the sales setting to examine the structures [...]

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