title: Gastritis, Enteritis, and Colitis in Horses.
abstract: The gastrointestinal system of horses is affected by a large variety of inflammatory infectious and noninfectious conditions. The most prevalent form of gastritis is associated with ulceration of the pars esophagea. Although the diagnostic techniques for alimentary diseases of horses have improved significantly over the past few years, difficulties still exist in establishing the causes of a significant number of enteric diseases in this species. This problem is compounded by several agents of enteric disease also being found in the intestine of clinically normal horses, which questions the validity of the mere detection of these agents in the intestine.
authors.affiliation: California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, 105 West Central Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92409, USA. Electronic address: fuzal@cahfs.ucdavis.edu.
authors.forename: Francisco A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Uzal
authors.affiliation: California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Santiago S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Diab
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003092:Colitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004751:Enteritis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005756:Gastritis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006736:Horses
keywords: Colitis; Enteritis; Gastritis; Horse