Gallium Nitrate and Shedding (AAEP 2011)
Nancy S. Loving, DVM
April 2, 2012
Treatment of mares with oral gallium nitrate significantly reduced fecal concentrations of virulent R. equi.
Horse breeding from planning through foal care
Treatment of mares with oral gallium nitrate significantly reduced fecal concentrations of virulent R. equi.
More than 2,000 horses were exposed to EHV-1 during the 2011 outbreak, which originated in Ogden, Utah.
The four EHV-1 positive horses are from two separate facilities, both of which are under voluntary quarantine.
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Studies in human medicine are yielding promising results to support aucpuncture use in equine reproduction.
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The CDFA recommends owners of potentially exposed horses continue monitoring animals for signs of disease.
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Foss explained a number of scientifically advanced assisted reproduction techniques and relayed how they work.
The buffered chelators had no deleterious effects on the endometrium or the establishment of pregnancy.
The team measured anti-Mullerian hormone in the blood to successfully diagnose chryptorchidism.
A single dose of dexamethasone at breeding time did not appear to interfere with ovulation.
A contraceptive will be evaluated for use in a herd of semiferal ponies residing in Southwest England.
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