“Many surgical and medical procedures can be accomplished in the standing horse if appropriate combinations of physical and chemical restraint are employed,” began John Hubbell, DVM, MS, professor of veterinary clinical sciences at The Ohio State Uni
The colostrum banks at both Rood & Riddle and Hagyard equine hospitals in Lexington are dangerously low and in dire need of donations as the foaling season gains speed, the Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Manager’s Club announced in a statement.
Both facilities are encouraging other farms to donate as much as possible. Collection bottles were given out at the last KTFMC meeting
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Hank Gendion, surgeon consultant for Arthrex, talks about their IRAP and orthopaedic products.
Gavin Tierney, CEO of Bimeda, talks about Bimeda’s product line. (3:14)
Peter Brunelli, president, talks about new and current products in 2010.
Blake Russell, vice president of sales and business development, talks about the cloning company.
The 2009 WEVA Congress was held in Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil, which ranks among the top 10 countries with the highest population of equids. It boasted one of the largest gatherings in WEVA’s 24-year history with attendance of 1,175. Topics included Rhodococcus equi pneumonia, sleep disorders, seizures, guttural pouch problems, abortion, and lameness from tendon sheath issues.
Did you miss the AAEP Convention this year? Fear not; you can still hear from some of the speakers and tradeshow representatives without trekking to Vegas!
News Editor Erin Ryder interviewed the presenters of some of the horse health topics most relevant for our readers, while Publisher Kim Brown got a preview of 2010’s top horse health products in the tradeshow.
Dr. Rodney Belgrave of the Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center discusses equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis. (3:20)
Norm Luba, executive director of NAERIC, talks about the organization winning the 2009 Lavin Cup welfare award. (4:11)
Dr. Kent Allen, WEG veterinary coordinator, discusses veterinary preparations for WEG. (4:41)
Dr. Scott King of Bayer announces the winners of the AAEP Resort meeting contest and what’s new for Bayer in 2010.
Lin Xie, a student at Louisiana State University, discusses conditioning horses with degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis. (2:42)
Dr. Rachel Cezar of the USDA APHIS talks about the Horse Protection Act. (4:38)
Dr. Richard Markell of the Shea Center talks about veterinary outreach. (4:06)
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