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Foreign body obstruction of the descending colon must be considered if the horse is <3 yr old; the offending material may be rubber fencing, nylon fibers from halters or lead shanks, hay net, or feed sacks.(Merck)
 
Foreign body obstruction of the descending colon must be considered if the horse is <3 yr old; the offending material may be rubber fencing, nylon fibers from halters or lead shanks, hay net, or feed sacks.(Merck)
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Colitis may be a predisposing factor for impaction of the small colon inhorses. (Rhoads)
    
==Clinical Signs==
 
==Clinical Signs==
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