Effect of Low-Dose Human Interferon-alpha on Shipping Fever of Thoroughbred Racehorses

To assess the effect of human interferon-alpha (IFNα) on shipping fever of Thoroughbred racehorses subjected to long-distance transportation, an IFNα preparation was orally administered to 48 horses three times (once daily, 3 successive days) before transportation (IFNα group). In the control group...

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Main Authors: AKAI, Makoto, HOBO, Seiji, WADA, Shinya
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society of Equine Science 2009
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4013948/