Jeffrey Cook, DVM

Jeffrey Cook, DVM, is an ambulatory veterinarian with Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky.

Articles by: Jeffrey Cook, DVM

Strangles: How to Protect Your Horse

Strangles: Dispelling the Myths

The infection caused by the bacteria Streptococcus equi,, commonly known as strangles, has been described in horses for almost 800 years. The name strangles describes the condition in which an affected horse is suffocated as lymph nodes i

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