Brain Parasite Can Cause Neurologic Disease in Horses
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
June 3, 2018
While relatively uncommon, brain worms can occur. And when they do, their infections are usually fatal.
While relatively uncommon, brain worms can occur. And when they do, their infections are usually fatal.
Orthopedic surgeon Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, will present “Stories About Horse Fractures,” as part of Penn Vet’s First Tuesday Lecture Series on June 19.
Horseback riding is a unique sport, in that it’s an “individual” sport with two participants—horse and rider. That also makes it special in the way it’s coached and learned, researchers say.
It’s the question that always ignites a fierce debate in the racing world: Should people be able to race Thoroughbreds under the influence of therapeutic medication?
Laminitis is a very common disease in horses but is also preventable and can be treatable if not detected too late.
Practitioners must use clinical signs and laboratory testing to distinguish between these sometimes similar ailments.
Horses with PPID had lessened antibody titers following vaccination for rhinopneumonitis and West Nile virus.
In horses bone development begins in the womb, but researchers are still working to understand the complexities of in utero bone growth.
Chromosomal anomalies like chimerism are one of the leading genetic causes of infertility in horses.
By paying close attention to when and where it occurs and any additional clinical signs, you can help your veterinarian find the cause of and cure for your horse’s cough.
Find out how some simple diet changes might help calm your hyperactive horse.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, police have arrested one man and have obtained custody orders for three juveniles in connection with the shooting death of one horse and wounding of two others.
When veterinarians detected pregnancy loss in horses early enough for mares to be rebred, 57.3% delivered a live foal the following spring. Of those, mares 3 to 8 years old had a 73% live-foaling rate.
Nearly 65% of operations evaluated had a quarantine area where newly arriving equids or those with a contagious disease could be housed and kept separate from healthy residents.
Collaborative efforts among horse health researchers, the racing industry, and governments could lead to effective measures that will improve safety for both horses and jockeys, one equitation scientist says.
Researchers confirmed some suspected patterns in PPID clinical signs and identified others they considered surprising.
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