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Why do racing greyhounds have a high prevalence of diarrhea?

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“The authors hypothesize that the relatively high prevalence of diarrhea in these dogs is due to the frequent feeding of raw meat and the previously reported high prevalence of Salmonella species and Escherichia coli shiga toxins.”

-Erika Meler, DVM, MS, and Barrak Pressler, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

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