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Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM

Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, operates Newmarket/Indialantic Equine, a sport horse practice based in New Hampshire and serving clients throughout New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida. He is a co-author of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine consensus statement “Borrelia burgdorferi Infection and Lyme Disease in North American Horses.

Articles by: Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM

What Do Lyme Disease Titers Mean in Horses?

Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM July 23, 2018

If a horse tests positive for Lyme disease antibodies, does that mean the horse has the disease? Dr. Eric Swinebroad responds.

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Lyme Disease Testing for Horses

Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM July 20, 2018

Equine internal medicine specialist Dr. Eric Swinebroad offers an overview of testing available for Lyme disease.

equine anaplasmosis; Does a Canine Lyme Vaccine Elicit a Response in Horses?

Lyme Disease Risk in Horses by Region

Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM July 19, 2018

Find out where Lyme disease is most prevalent in the U.S. and Canada from Dr. Eric Swinebroad.

Lyme Disease: Clinical Signs in Horses

Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM July 18, 2018

Dr. Eric Swinebroad gives an overview of Lyme disease’s potential clinical signs.

Lyme Disease in Horses

Eric Lockwood Swinebroad, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM July 12, 2018

Lyme disease is notoriously difficult to diagnose and has (or might not have) a myriad of vague (or not-so-vague) clinical signs in horses. Learn about this tick-borne disease and get your questions answered during our live Q&A.