CONTENTS

Originals
 Effects of Novel Environmental Stimuli on Neuroendocrine Activity in Thoroughbred Horses
 ――Tetsuro HADA, Tatsushi ONAKA, Ryo KUSUNOSE and Kinji YAGI 
 Distribution of C Cells in Thyroids and Association with Age and Sex in Racing Horses 
 ――Hiroyasu YOSHIKAWA, Hideaki UEKI, Masanori MURANAKA, Toshifumi OYAMADA and Takashi YOSHIKAWA

Note
 Microplate Sugar-Fermentation Assay Distinguishes Streptococcus equi from Other Streptococci of
 Lancefield's Group C
 ――Yasushi KUWAMOTO, Toru ANZAI and Ryuichi WADA

Case Report
 Efficacy of Guttural Pouch Flush on Equine Retropharyngea l Abscesses
 ――Yoshikazu MATSUDA, Tatsuhiro YAMAUCHI and Masa-aki OIKAWA

The 42nd Annual Meeting of Investigation and Research Concerning the Racehorses -Part I-