

The most common indication for ultrasonography in equine practice is in the per rectal examination of the ovaries and uterus during fertility examinations
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Another common use of Ultrasound is for scanning of tendons to assess damage to the tendon fibres and monitor their healing allowing a prediction of when to return the horse to work
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Ultrasound scanning however has many uses other than these common ones– we find it very helpful in assessing bladder problems in foals, and also when doing an ultrasound exam of the chest in foals for abscesses in Rhodococcus equi – a severe form of foal pneumonia especially seen during summer in foals returning from or when at stud.



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