When cases are selected appropriately, the complication rate is very low and the prognosis for a full return to work is very good, one veterinarian says.
The Eastern tent caterpillar eggs will begin hatching soon after spending about nine months as eggs in masses on twigs of wild cherry and related trees.
The alliance was formed to establish standards and practices to promote safety and integrity in horse racing.
Equine Injury Database statistics revealed a modest increase in 2017 (1.61 per 1,000 starts) compared to 2016 (1.54 per 1,000 starts).
Rapidly adding concentrates to horses’ diets resulted in immediate and short-term effects on the cecal microbiome, pH, and volatile fatty acid production, reducing the cecum’s microbial diversity.
The ACVIM published a new consensus statement on treating, controlling, and preventing strangles in horses.
Foals’ initial expressions of their developing personalities are clear signs of the horse’s adult personality–and even learning capacity–to come, researchers found.
The affected horse was moved into an isolation barn on the index property, which has been placed under quarantine.
The affected horse began showing neurologic signs on Sunday, March 11, while competing at a barrel racing event at the Cam-Plex, in Gillette
Research topics include laminitis, EHV-1, racehorse injury prevention, recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis, respiratory health, and more.
While removing mares’ ovaries can be successful in remedying aggressive behavior, other estrous behaviors can persist even following surgery.
Learn how these “heroes” of the equine veterinary industry step up to save other horses’ lives.
Presenters will speak on pre-race examinations, on-track protocols, test barn best practices, technology resources, biosecurity, and more.
The equine competition, racing, and recreation sectors are the primary economic drivers, but the working horse sector also contributes.
Horses have moved down to lower elevations and many mares will be foaling through June, officials say.
While the horses recognize positive from negative emotions in whinnies, they might not become positively or negatively emotional as a result.
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