Resistant Parascaris equorum on Thoroughbred and Standardbred farms to ivermectin and moxidectin was identified in Ontario, Canada.
Rolph de Gannes, an equine veterinarian practicing in Southern Ontario, Canada, had the impression that ivermectin was not removing the equine roundworm Parascaris equorum in foals and weanlings on a Thoroughbred farm. Because resistance of P
Pyrantel pamoate and ivermectin paste formulations appear to be effective against the equine pinworm Oxyuris equi despite allegations that resistance was developing, reports Craig R. Reinemeyer, DVM, PhD, president of East Tennessee Clinical Research Inc., in Rockwood, Tenn.
The bacterium Helicobacter pylori, a known disease-causing organism in human medicine, does not appear to be important in horses.
In humans, intensive research efforts have revealed that H. pylori can induce chronic gas
A team of veterinary researchers in the United Kingdom recently reviewed the use and results of homeopathy for equine ailments including arthritis, headshaking, laminitis, and more.
“Homeopathy is a 200-year-old therapeutic meth
A recent study found that horses with pica–a propensity for consuming non-food items–have lower iron and copper blood levels than horses who restricted themselves to food items, only. According to researchers from Turkey, “prophylactic u
Equine forensic scientists from Pennsylvania have developed a novel assay for equine blood and urine samples to identify racehorses and ensure that the samples destined for drug testing were handled appropriately.
Blood and urine sam
Triheptanoin does not appear to be a good fat supplement for polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) horses.
Morphine is a useful part of pain management protocols for horses that have undergone arthroscopic surgery.
Studies show 60% of all equine lamenesses are related to osteoarthritis, and while it is incurable, there are treatments available and research is ongoing. More than 60% of equine lameness is attributable to OA, and it is widely accepted that OA can affect any horse at any age.
Forensic scientists solved the mystery of what killed a large portion the the wild mustang herd in southern Nevada using a technique called stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry. In July 2007, 71 horses of the 250-head herd of wild horses were…
In a retrospective study of 118 French Trotters, a team of veterinarians found that horses with back pain had more severe and localized lesions identifiable on X ray than horses with no evidence of back pain, but even pain-free horses had lesio
Abnormalities in the throats of yearling racehorses will negatively impact the horses’ athletic potential, making careful evaluation of these structures an important part of the prepurchase examination.
“Veterinarians routin
Lawsonia intracellularis is being forced out of hiding and its secrets extracted largely because of the intense research efforts of scientists like Nicola Pusterla, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, and his colleagues at the University of Californi
Lawsonia intracellularis is being forced out of hiding and its secrets extracted largely because of the intense research efforts of scientists like Nicola Pusterla, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, and his colleagues at the University of California, Davis, and the University of Minnesota, St. Paul.
The gram negative bacterium L. intracellularis is the causative agent of equine
Ten years of data from type A botulism outbreaks in horses helps us better understand the disease.
Predatory fungus Duddingtonia flagrans might be a viable option for the biological control of infective larvae of small strongyles, researchers noted in a recent study.
Adult small strongyles residing in a horse’s large in
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