Tweets from Rood & Riddle’s Client Education Seminar
- February 23, 2017
- Posted by The Horse Staff
- Topics: Article, Biosecurity, Equine Herpesvirus (EHV), Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH), Foal Care, Foaling & Foaling Problems, Heart & Cardiovascular Problems, Horse Industry News, Lower Limb, Mare Care, Other Conformation Topics, Pneumonia (Rhodococcus), Protein-Losing Enteropathy, Stallion Care, Strangles, Veterinary Practice
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital held it’s 32nd annual client education seminar in Lexington, Kentucky, on Feb. 22. The seminar was presented in a question and answer format, with question submitted from clients and veterinarians prior to the event. Questions on a variety of subjects, ranging from infectious diseases and foal conformation abnormalities to cardiovascular problems and biosecurity, were addressed by Rood & Riddle veterinarians.
Our news editor, Erica Larson, was in attendance, and here are some of the take-home messages she picked up during the meeting.
Laurie Metcalf, DVM, shared information on two diseases that can have serious consequences for foals: Rhodococcus equi infections and Lawsonia intracellularis infection (also called equine proliferative
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