Horses have a different biliary excretion system to other animals and also readily develop jaundice in response to anorexia, so hyperbilirubinaemia can be difficult to interpret in the horse and elevated unconjugated bilirubin levels in the absence of any clinical signs might be of little consequence.
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Horses have a different biliary excretion system to other animals and also readily develop jaundice in response to anorexia or intestinal disruption, so hyperbilirubinaemia can be difficult to interpret in the horse and elevated unconjugated bilirubin levels in the absence of any clinical signs might be of little consequence.
==Distinguishing Conjugated from Unconjugated Bilirubin==
==Distinguishing Conjugated from Unconjugated Bilirubin==