Equine Injury Database statistics revealed a modest increase in 2017 (1.61 per 1,000 starts) compared to 2016 (1.54 per 1,000 starts).
An Icelandic Horse has tested negative for metabolic disease but is still gaining weight. Dr. Amanda Adams offers advice.
Have you owned or managed a horse with polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM)?
Rapidly adding concentrates to horses’ diets resulted in immediate and short-term effects on the cecal microbiome, pH, and volatile fatty acid production, reducing the cecum’s microbial diversity.
The ACVIM published a new consensus statement on treating, controlling, and preventing strangles in horses.
Foals’ initial expressions of their developing personalities are clear signs of the horse’s adult personality–and even learning capacity–to come, researchers found.
One full-size horse and 23 Miniature Horses allegedly have overgrown hooves, need dental work, and have poor body condition scores.
In 2018 Merck and the AAEP Foundation will award five $5,000 scholarships to second- and third-year veterinary students dedicated to careers in equine practice.
Dr. Amanda Adams explains the difference between equine metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance.
The affected horse was moved into an isolation barn on the index property, which has been placed under quarantine.
The affected horse began showing neurologic signs on Sunday, March 11, while competing at a barrel racing event at the Cam-Plex, in Gillette
Research topics include laminitis, EHV-1, racehorse injury prevention, recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis, respiratory health, and more.
Spendthrift will offer 50 tickets for $25 each for fans to visit the farm on April 26 and meet three-time Grade 1 winner Lord Nelson, who recovered from laminitis.
Do horses with PPID, EMS, and/or IR have a greater laminitis risk after receiving joint injections? Drs. Vern Dryden and Amanda Adams respond.
While removing mares’ ovaries can be successful in remedying aggressive behavior, other estrous behaviors can persist even following surgery.
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