Latest News – The Horse
Colorado State Offers Equine Acupuncture and Chiropractic Services
The James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University is now among the first veterinary teaching hospitals in the country to offer acupuncture and chiropractic services to equine clients.
Gayle W. Trotter, DVM, MS,
Shock Wave Therapy Research at the University of Wisconsin
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine want to determine the efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT), and are seeking horses to participate in a study using the therapy.
Placentitis-Causing Bacterium Gets Name
Each year throughout the United States, mares lose their pregnancies due to placentitis or an infection in the placenta. Placentitis causes lesions in the placenta, which provides nourishment from the mare to the fetus. When that nourishment is
Three to be Sentenced in Nevada Wild-Horse Killings
According to an Associated Press report, two men charged in the killing of 34 wild horses in the hills east of Reno, Nev., pleaded no contest Jan. 7 to single gross misdemeanor counts, and a third defendant pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor.
Optimism For Foaling Season
While preparations have been made to stay abreast of anything that might indicate a repeat of last year’s mare reproductive loss syndrome, veterinarians are optimistic that this season will be nothing out of the ordinary. Personnel from the
Medication Summit Report Makes 21 Recommendations
Uniformity among testing procedures and the development of a broad-based funding mechanism to support expanded testing programs and research were among 21 recommendations made by Racehorse Medication Summit report released Jan. 4.
The
Text of Racehorse Medication Summit Report
From the American Association of Equine Practitioners
Note: The Summit report follows in its entirety. Jim Gallagher and Dr. Wayne McIlwraith are serving as the spokespersons for this effort. Mr. Gallagher can be reached at
antibody prevalence in horses at Morehead State
From Equine Disease Quarterly, Funded by Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, Brokers, and Their Kentucky Agents,
Equine Digestive Physiology
An understanding of the horses’ digestive tract, where feedstuffs are digested and how that impacts the end products of digestion, is necessary to help the horse meet these challenges. The digestive tract of the horse is divided into two sections
U.K. Animal Welfare Laws to be Updated
Plans to review, modernize and simplify outdated laws on animal welfare were unveiled Jan. 2 by the United Kingdom’s Animal Welfare Minister Elliot Morley.
Animal welfare groups, local authority representatives, courts, police and
Investigating Foal Respiratory Disease
“While many outbreaks of respiratory disease in foals are infectious in nature, this is not always the case,” she began. “Environmental factors can have a profound effect.”
S. neurona antibody prevalence in horses at Morehead State
From Equine Disease Quarterly, Funded by Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, Brokers, and Their Kentucky Agents, https://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/VetScience/q_jan02/q-jan02.htm.
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) is an infectious, degenerative protozoal disease of the central nervous system
Morris Animal Foundation Honors Veterinarian
Morris Animal Foundation recently announced the induction of University of Wisconsin-Madison veterinarian Benjamin Darien, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, into its Veterinary Honor Roll. Darien was nominated for the Honor Roll by Dan, Dayle and
Tibial Tuberosity Fracture: Treatment Comparison Study
Fractures of the tibial tuberosity often occur as a result of direct trauma, such as hitting the stifle on a fence while jumping, or as an avulsion injury (the tearing away of part of the structure) caused by slipping on ice. When a fracture
Assessing Sperm Quality
Laboratory assays have been developed which evaluate multiple sperm parameters on large numbers of sperm in a semen sample. These assays may prove useful in evaluating semen prior to insemination or at the beginning of the breeding season.
