Quality of Life with a Cleft Palate?
TheHorse.com
June 1, 2012
I work on a stud farm in South Africa. We have a 2-year-old that has a cleft
I work on a stud farm in South Africa. We have a 2-year-old that has a cleft
The study on Lawsonia intracellularis involves 14 Thoroughbred farms and 600 Thoroughbreds in Kentucky.
Understanding ailments older foals can develop and treatment options increases the patient’s survival chances.
Researchers found that foals turned out to pasture had similar joint defects as those exercised daily.
Knowing how to properly feed and care for an orphan can save your foal’s life if the situation arises.
Most vaccination schedules begin when the foal is four to six months old.
Work with your veterinarian to properly time treatment and avoid perpetuating drug-resistant parasites.
These issues can be life-threatening if not diagnosed and treated promptly and properly.
Treatment of mares with oral gallium nitrate significantly reduced fecal concentrations of virulent R. equi.
Treatment of mares with oral gallium nitrate significantly reduced fecal concentrations of virulent R. equi but had no detectable impact on airborne concentrations, one researcher concluded.
A recent study suggests that with supportive care affected foals can lead healthy and productive lives.
Seven ponies have died at an equestrian center located on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte.
No adverse reactions to the vaccine were noted and fewer than 2% of the weanlings exhibited signs of disease.
The 2012 program kicks off on Feb. 23 with “Managing Angular Limb Deformities in the Young Horse.”
The Microbiology Lab at Penn Vet is offering a panel of assays to streamline testing for foals with diarrhea.
The overall seroprevalence was 68% on all farms tested, with levels on individual farms ranging from 14-100%.
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