Oral atropine has been associated with slowed gastrointestinal movement, but researchers found no evidence of this with topical application.
Researchers have determined that that some gastrointestinal lesions are more common in certain types of horses.
Mares discharged from the clinic following surgery have an excellent prognosis for survival and producing foals.
Of 22 horses that underwent a second surgery, 19 survived and were discharged from the hospital, researchers found.
Veterinarians and researchers are on an ongoing mission to reduce the number of racehorse injuries and deaths during racing and training.
Horses’ oxygen consumption and cardiac output decreased by an average of 24% and 9%, respectively, when going downhill.
A thoracotomy improved affected horses’ survival rates while dehydration increased the odds of death.
Dental pulp injections helped reduce pain and improve lameness in horses with soft tissue injuries and arthritis.
One researcher believes records collected by vets seeing horses in the field could offer new insight into laminitis.
Does your colicking horse need to go to a clinic? Here’s how veterinarians determine the need for referral.
Study results revealed that three commercially available dewormers showed poor efficacy on the majority of farms tested.
Sonoelastography can help vets monitor healing and develop rehab programs best-suited for the horse’s recovery rate.
In a long-term study, researchers showed that 92.5% of horses discharged had returned to work four to eight years after surgery.
Researchers found that samples can be refrigerated for up to a week without adverse effects on egg counts.
Scientists looked at four years of data to try to predict facilities’ compliance with animal welfare legislation.
A resveratrol and hyaluronic acid supplement could have anti-inflammatory effects in aged horses, researchers found.
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