Dr. Udeni Balasuriya of the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center shares information about diagnosing equine herpesvirus-1 and interpreting test results.
Wild violet is distributed widely throughout the eastern United States and occurs most frequently in highly maintained pastures, turf grass, and landscapes.
Discover what flexing a joint can tell a veterinarian about a horse’s soundness.
A recent survey conducted by researchers at the University of Kentucky found a high percentage of Thoroughbred farm managers used rotational deworming without monitoring drug effectiveness.
Richard Coffey, MS, PhD, is the current director of the UK Research and Education Center and will begin his new administrative role by April 1, 2015.
Sometimes it seems like horses pick up behaviors from each other. But it might be for reasons different than you think.
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) has accredited 19 equine aftercare organizations, bringing the total number of sanctioned organizations to 42.
Intra-articular injections have a four-day withdrawal time from competition, while shock wave has a three-day withdrawal time from competition.
Recurrent airway obstruction is a chronic respiratory problem similar to asthma in humans. Help your heavy horse breath easy with tips from our visual guide.
Disaster plans should account for the unusual and unexpected, including loss of communications, loss of electricity, lack of personnel, and transportation limitations due to blocked roads.
A necropsy is not something most horse owners contemplate until faced with the death of a horse.
For years, veterinarians have recognized equine coronavirus (ECoV) as a cause of intestinal disease in foals. Recently, however, gastrointestinal illness associated with ECoV has been seen in adult horses.
Of the 600 poll respondents, 161 (27%) said they use sand in their paddocks to reduce mud, while 87 (14%) responded that their horse stays stalled when it’s muddy.
The open house will be held Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 1-2 p.m. The 20-year-old son of Silver Buck out of Bonnie’s Poker, by Poker, will then enter a 21-day quarantine period.
Thirty-two horses died in the fire, while at least five escaped injury.
Whether horsepox contributed to a smallpox vaccine will likely be difficult to confirm because it seems that horsepox has been “naturally extinguished.”
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