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Texas A&M Veterinarians Explore Translational Medicine, Save Pet Pig With Human Surgical Tool
July 07, 2021
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 7 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release:

When Peggy, a pot-bellied pig, arrived at the Texas A&M Large Animal Hospital (LAH) showing signs of a gastrointestinal obstruction, her veterinarians employed a rare combination of equine and human surgical techniques to save her life.

The 9-month-old pig began showing signs of an obstruction, including . . .

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