“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
Osteoarthritis of the distal (lower) hock joints is a common performance problem in sport horses.
Numerous research papers and presentations over the last several years have noted that internal parasites in horses are growing more resistant to the deworming drugs (anthelmintics) we have available. A study of European horses presented at the
Researchers have shown that significant amounts of mucus in a racehorse’s airway can negatively affect his performance, and they’ve theorized that dust in the horse’s environment contributes to that mucus. Therefore, the logical nex
Equine influenza (the “flu”) used to be considered a mere annoyance by many, but major outbreaks such as H1N1/swine flu in humans and the Australian equine influenza outbreak of 2007 have changed our thinking. These days, when a flu o
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.
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)
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)
Complications associated with equine castrations occur commonly and should be identified and treated properly in the field. A “Review of castration complications: Strategies for treatment in the field” was presented at the American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention.
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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