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This webcast will bring horse owners up to date with the most current information on causes, diagnosis, and treatment of the common equine endocrine diseases: equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), insulin dysregulation (ID), and pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID, formerly equine Cushing’s disease). We will learn about the advantages of dynamic testing (TRH stim and oral sugar test) as compared to taking fasting baseline blood samples for diagnosis. We will discuss how endocrine diseases affect many body systems and reach far beyond just laminitis. Systems affected include the musculoskeletal system (suspensory disease, osteochondrosis, osteoarthritis, and laminitis, for example), reproductive, respiratory, and cardiovascular. We will talk about a variety of current treatments including supplements, medications, shoeing, icing, and more.
About the Expert:
Jane M. Manfredi, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS-LA, ACVSMR (Equine), PG Cert
Jane M. Manfredi, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS-LA, ACVSMR (Equine), PG Cert is the Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine and an associate professor in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, in East Lansing. She graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College, in Prince Edward Island, Canada, did an internship at Mississippi State University, in Starkville, and spent time in a private mixed large animal private practice and at two Chicago race tracks before completing a large animal surgical residency at the University of Minnesota, in Saint Paul. She completed a PhD at Michigan State in Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology and became boarded in equine sports medicine and rehabilitation before joining the faculty. Her research interests include the intersection of endocrine disorders and osteoarthritis, sports medicine and rehabilitation of the performance horse, and rider/horse/tack interactions. She has a passion for teaching and has been awarded the MSU Teacher Scholar Award as well as being named an Academy of Veterinary Educators Distinguished Expert. Manfredi is an FEI level dressage rider.
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The Horse Staff
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