recurrent airway obstruction

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recurrent airway obstruction

n.
A respiratory disease of horses that is characterized by a chronic cough, labored breathing, and nasal discharge, and is induced by exposure to allergens such as hay dust. Also called broken wind, heaves.
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Pilot study investigating the ability of an herbal composite to alleviate clinical signs of respiratory dysfunction in horses with recurrent airway obstruction. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, v.71, p.145-151, 2007.
A novel model for equine recurrent airway obstruction. Vet Immunol Immunopathol.
DNA binding activity of transcription factors in bronchial cells of horses with recurrent airway obstruction. Vet.
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