Watch: getting the most from a clinical exam

Watching animals closely and then knowing how to routinely examine them is very important. Treating disease early gets better results.

Tommy Heffernan

20 August 2019

Watch: getting the most from a clinical exam

A good clinical exam can help with better treatment decision-making. In this video, Tommy Heffernan talks through a basic examination of a group and then the individual animal.

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