Using a rope system to assist horses as they recover from anesthesia postoperatively, is a “valuable and safe way of controlling recovery,” reported Hans Wilderjans DVM, Dipl. ECVS, from the Equine Hospital De Bosdreef in Belgium, during the 10th International Congress of World Equine Veterinary Association.

According to Wilderjans, few hospitals have the money, personnel, or time to

According to Belgian researcher Heidi Nollet, DVM, PhD, and colleagues from the Department of Large Animal Internal Medicine, University of Gent, transcranial magnetic stimulation of a specific region of the brain called the motor cortex can be a powerful tool to help differentiate between a subtle lameness due to a musculoskeletal problem and a neurologic process.

This is achieved by

After two decades of research, known “risk factors” have been identified for many different types of colic. Being cognizant of factors that make some horses more or less likely to develop colic than others is an important step in reducing the incidence of this condition.

In his presentation at the 10th International Congress of World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA), Christopher

The use of sterile maggots specifically produced for medical industries is not a new procedure, but one that is perhaps not utilized enough, suggested Olivier M. Lepage, DMV, PhD, Dipl. ECVS, from the University of Lyon in France, at the 10th International Congress of World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA).

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Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. All of these can infect and cause disease in animals–which is especially noteworthy when you consider that more than 70% of infectious diseases of domestic animals and wildlife can also infect humans.

The administration of hyperimmune plasma to foals is costly, time-consuming, potentially risky, and does not appear to decrease the occurrence of Rhodococcus equi pneumonia, reported Siobhan McAuliffe, MVB, Dipl. ACVIM, head veterinarian of the Stables of King Abdullah & Sons located in Saudi Arabia and colleagues at the