toward developing a rapid and convenient on-site diagnostic alternative to current manual flotation egg counting methodologies.
Acknowledgments
Declaration of Ethics The Authors declare that they have adhered to the Principles of Veterinary Medical Ethics of the AVMA.
THE THREE Cs OF GI: CHEWING, COLIC, AND COMPLICATIONS Conflict of Interest
Drs. Slusarewicz and Nielsen and Mr. Mills hold stock in MEP Equine Solutions LLC, which is cur- rently in the process of developing and commercial- izing a chitin-based fecal egg counting technology. Dr. Slusarewicz is an employee of MEP Equine So- lutions LLC. Part of this work was supported by a grant from MEP to Dr. Nielsen.