Could SAA, Fibrinogen Predict Colic Surgery Complications?
Erica Larson
September 30, 2017
If levels continue to increase for more than three to four days post-surgery, complications could be brewing.
If levels continue to increase for more than three to four days post-surgery, complications could be brewing.
As part of a three-year commitment, Boehringer Ingelheim has become FEI Equine Health Partner and FEI Campus Partner.
At least four horses have died due to the lack of resources since Hurricane Maria devastated the island.
While rabies is fatal, the disease is also preventable. A veterinarian shares five tips to protect you and your horse.
Chronic colic in horses presents a unique challenge and creates a diagnostic puzzle for veterinarians to piece together. Here’s how they approach it.
The effort to outfit mares with GPS collars effort began last winter but was suspended due to poor weather conditions.
The events will take place June 10-13 at the Capital Hilton, in the heart of Washington, D.C.
The decaying remains of three horses ostensibly butchered for meat were found in Hialeah Gardens.
Half the owners didn’t understand equine thermoregulation, including horses’ bodily response to clipping and blanketing.
Vets are using serum amyloid A, a naturally produced protein, to detect equine infections and monitor treatment.
Officials say the new regulations are strengthening the integrity of the state’s horse racing industry.
The 9-year-old Atlantic County mare had not been vaccinated against EEE for two years and is undergoing treatment.
Of the 854 respondents, 681 (80%) said their horses are currently vaccinated against rabies.
Three horses tested positive for the banned substance diisopropylamine, a vasodilator.
Seventy-two percent of vets polled disagreed that “corporatization is inevitable and will benefit vets and clients.”
Mares released back to the HMA will be retreated with a fertility-control vaccine to reduce population growth.
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