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How to Feed Horses With Gastric Ulcers

Nettie Liburt, MS, PhD, PAS August 9, 2019

Tips include ensuring constant forage access, providing pasture turnout, and limiting concentrate intake, among others.

Minding the Great Tooth Transition in Horses

Erica Larson February 28, 2019

The transition from baby to permanent teeth often goes smoothly, but issues can arise along the way.

Back to Basics: Dental Anatomy

Erica Larson February 19, 2019

Your horse’s teeth play a key role in keeping him healthy. Here’s what to know about their structure and function.

Methods for Rehabbing Horse Joints

Erica Larson October 16, 2018

There’s not one particular approach for rehabilitating injured joints. Here are a few of the options vets have to use.

The Otherwise Apparently Healthy Collapsing Horse

Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director May 24, 2017

Causes of collapse in apparently healthy horses range from sleep deprivation and pain to muscle disorders and pregnancy.

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Interpreting Endocrine Diagnostics for Subfertile Mares

Nettie Liburt, MS, PhD, PAS May 21, 2017

Hormone concentrations can help diagnose reproductive problems, determine pregnancy status, and more.

Comparing SAA Levels in Horses With Respiratory Diseases

Nettie Liburt, MS, PhD, PAS April 30, 2017

Horses with noninfectious respiratory disease had much lower SAA concentrations than horses with infectious disease.

Sedatives’ Impact on Equine Lameness Exam Results

Erica Larson April 29, 2017

Xylazine, detomidine, and romifidine appear to have few effects on lameness exam results when used without butorphanol.

Tips for Evaluating the Subfertile Mare

Nettie Liburt, MS, PhD, PAS April 26, 2017

One veterinarian describes how to use endometrial culture, cytology, and biopsy to evaluate subbertile mares.

Equine GI and Respiratory Disease: What’s New?

Nettie Liburt, MS, PhD, PAS April 24, 2017

Researchers discuss equine rotavirus infection in foals, bacterial upper airway infections, and more.

How to Manage Persistent Post-Mating-Induced Endometritis

Maureen Gallatin April 19, 2017

Persistent uterine lining inflammation in horses can lead to lower pregnancy rates and increased early embryonic losses.

CT for Imaging Neck Lesions: Not Just for Small Horses

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc April 17, 2017

A custom-designed equine CT table and a commercial Big Bore scanner make it possible to image neck lesions in horses.

Collecting Ovaries From Deceased Mares for Embryo Production

Maureen Gallatin April 16, 2017

Traditionally when a mare died, her gene pool often went with her. This isn’t always the case these days, however.

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Alexandra Beckstett April 14, 2017

A complete, thorough, and timely work-up of the horse has the greatest effect on successfully treating colic.

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Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc April 12, 2017

Neonatal medicine is an important area of equine practice, because time is of the essence when youngsters are sick.

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Maureen Gallatin April 11, 2017

Prefoaling secretions have a pH of 8.0 to 8.5 which decreases to 6.5 or lower as foaling approaches, researchers found.

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