Update zu PSSM und MFM – Fokus auf das Warmblut

In den letzten Jahren hat die Forschung zu PSSM und MFM große Fortschritte gemacht. In diesem Artikel werden die verschiedenen belastungsassoziierten Myopathien sowie die neuen, detaillierteren Empfehlungen im Bereich Diagnostik und Therapie mit besonderem Fokus auf Warmblutpferde dargestellt.

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