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Meconium Impaction - Horse (view source)
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Newborn foals. More common in colts than fillies, particularly if they are overdue. This may be related to a narrower pelvic inlet.
Newborn foals. More common in colts than fillies, particularly if they are overdue. This may be related to a narrower pelvic inlet.
+This condition is the most common cause of rectal obstruction
+in foals (White and Lessard 1986). Male foals appear to be
+more commonly affected than fillies due to the smaller pelvic
+inlet in the colt (Martens 1982).(Pusterla)
+
==Aetiology==
==Aetiology==