Cardiotoxins in Horses
Equine Disease Quarterly
May 28, 2017
Learn about several substances that can cause heart muscle damage and death in horses.
Learn about several substances that can cause heart muscle damage and death in horses.
Anthelmintic resistance occurs worldwide. With only three drug classes to choose from, are we running out of options?
In the past, researchers developed new classes of antiparasitic compounds every 10 years or so. But what works today?
Through the third week of February, 44 cases of nocardioform placentitis were confirmed in the 2017 Kentucky foal crop.
Digestive system and cardiovascular system problems were the most common causes of death in the study population.
Confirmed diseases include equine herpesvirus, West Nile virus, African horse sickness, strangles, influenza, and more.
Although maggots typically pose little serious threat to hosts, screwworms are a separate and often dire exception.
Coronavirus is associated with disease outbreaks in adult horses in Japan and the United States. Learn more.
One researcher describes the promising progress that’s been made in lameness diagnosis and treatment.
Vets can glean crucial information by evaluating horses with performance issues in hand, on the longe, and under saddle.
Diseases reported include African horse sickness, influenza, EHV, EIA, rabies, and more.
Genomic tools could help address horse health problems that couldn’t be resolved with earlier technologies.
Asymptomatic carrier stallions maintain infectious agents in the breeding population from one season to the next.
“Genomics” covers all aspects of genes, including structure and function. Here’s what equine researchers are learning.
The gradual north- and westward expansion of the fire ant’s range is exposing more horse owners to this important pest.
Reported diseases include African horse sickness, herpesvirus, influenza, strangles, and equine infectious anemia.
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