HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS AND HEMOCHROMATOSIS IN 3 HORSES

Hemochromatosis is a disorder characterized by cirrhosis of the liver with increased iron stores primarily in the parenchymal cells of the l iver. Horses with hemochromatosis have signs of liver failure, cirrhos is, and excess iron in the liver, but do not necessarily have saturati on of the iron transport system of the serum, as occurs in people with familiar hemochromatosis. Hemochromatosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic liver disease in horses.