Kentucky Equine Health and Welfare Council Convenes
Erica Larson
March 21, 2012
Group discussed horse rescue, retirement, and rehab facility certification and welfare complaint stats.
Group discussed horse rescue, retirement, and rehab facility certification and welfare complaint stats.
The CDFA recommends owners of potentially exposed horses continue monitoring animals for signs of disease.
Researchers recently examined whether diagnostic anesthesia could skew the results of equine foot MRIs.
Inflammatory airway disease is a top cause of decreased performance and affects up to 50% of equine athletes.
Published reports indicate that both horses recently attended the HITS Desert Horse Show in Thermal, Calif.
My horse Dorado and I have a slight difference of opinion of how dirty he should be when he comes in from the field to
Researchers and veterinarians are still working to better understand both the etiology and the disease itself.
Researchers found that MRI more accurately identified compression in CSM horses compared to radiographs.
The toolkit provides equine event organizers with equine biosecurity and infectious disease information.
Horse owners have all the resources needed to ensure a properly vaccinated horse, one researcher said.
One researcher noted that some defects not visible on radiographs (X rays) were easily identified via MRI.
Donations collected will help horses and horse owners affected by last week’s severe storms and tornadoes.
Three horses from Swaziland are dead after contracting African horse sickness, according to an OIE report.
Jaw fracture repair (with David A Wilson, DVM) and handling foaling dystocia on the farm (with David Freeman, DVM) are tackled during the 2011 AAEP Convention in San Antonio, Texas
Drs. Patrick M. McCue, Scott E. Palmer, and Steve Reed presented the top studies in equine reproduction, surgery, and medicine during the 2011 AAEP Convention’s Kester News Hour in San Antonio, Texas.
Topics include using the MRI for diagnosing localized lameness and to detect wobbler syndrome and erve blocks’ effects on foot MRIs during the Imaging section of the 2011 AAEP Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
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