Horse breeding from planning through foal care
The University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory offers real-time polymerase chain reaction assay testing for Rhodococcus equi.
The El Paso County horses are now two of 74 linked to an equine herpesvirus outbreak at Sunland Park in New Mexico.
The Arizona Department of Agriculture lifted its quarantine of Turf Paradise Racetrack, in Phoenix, on Feb. 18, 2016.
Researchers are hoping to make the preferred embryo freezing procedure available to more breeders.
Diet, exercise, biomechanics, and genetics all play a role in disease development, researchers say.
The aged Quarter Horse mare tested positive last week and remains under quarantine.
Meanwhile, two local training centers–Jovi and Lazy S–have been released from quarantine.
Placentitis can wreak havoc for mare owners, so it’s important for vets to have a good understanding of the condition.
Cryopreserved epididymal sperm can be valuable if a stallion will be castrated or if he dies unexpectedly.
Reproductive tract injuries can result in the presence of blood in a stallion’s ejaculate, called hemospermia.
Giving foals hyperimmune plasma did not prevent infection, but it did reduce the severity of R. equi pneumonia.
The affected filly is receiving veterinary care and is expected to make a full recovery.
Three horses were released from the isolation barn on Feb. 9 and eight exposed barns have returned to nonexposed status.
A 14-year-old polo pony from Riverside County that was euthanized after developing neurologic signs tested positive.
Many foals born with beating heart and pulse, but who fail to breathe, can be revived via CPR. Here’s what to remember.
A neurology specialist reviews the confusing landscape of laboratory diagnostics for neurologic disease in live horses.
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