Equine Urinary Disease
Equine Disease Quarterly
April 10, 2015
Renal (kidney) disease and acute kidney injury with other disease processes can increase morbidity and mortality.
Renal (kidney) disease and acute kidney injury with other disease processes can increase morbidity and mortality.
Diseases diagnosed include herpesvirus, tetanus, strangles, piroplasmosis, West Nile virus, and more.
Horses have been one of the signature sectors of Kentucky’s agricultural economy for many years.
What’s the difference between heaves, COPD, RAO, and equine asthma? Dr. Laurent Couetil explains.
Learn about polymerase chain reaction assays, how they work, and how veterinarians interpret their results.
A laboratory test is only as good as the sample submitted. Find out how veterinarians submit samples.
One researcher explains why he believes a central repository is needed for equine gene expression information.
Diagnosed diseases include strangles, influenza, vesicular stomatitis, hendra virus, salmonellosis, and more.
Despite all that is known, important questions still remain about wobbler syndrome.
One veterinarian shares her thoughts on what West Nile virus can teach us about exotic equine diseases.
In horses, leishmaniasis presents as nodules on the head, pinnae, scrotum, legs, and neck–the areas where sand flies commonly feed. These nodules can occur in groups or be solitary, and they often ulcerate.
Learn about pythiosis, a disease characterized by ulcerative, granulomatous lesions on and beneath horses’ skin.
Mycotoxins are harmful compounds that specific molds and fungi produce in soils, grains, and forages when moisture levels permit.
Learn how computed tomography (CT), MRI, and nuclear scintigraphy can help vets diagnose issues within horses’ bodies.
Reported diseases include African horse sickness, strangles, herpesvirus, piroplasmosis, salmonellosis, and more.
Get tips on how you and your horse can avoid contracting a tick-borne disease.
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