Mysterious Swelling
Kristen Slater, DVM
September 1, 2011
My horse has a swollen 24-inch “vein” on the middle of his underbelly and all the way up to his genitals…
My horse has a swollen 24-inch “vein” on the middle of his underbelly and all the way up to his genitals…
A stallion in Arizona has tested positive for contagious equine metrititis (CEM), a sexually transmitted …
According to the results of a new study, it’s unlikely that racing has an effect (either positive or negative)
Two cases of contagious equine metritis (CEM) have been confirmed in the South African province of Gauteng,
In the event of an equine viral arteritis (EVA) outbreak, is it safe to vaccinate your pregnant mare so she develops the immunity she needs to prevent infection and resulting abortion? The results of a recent collaborative study completed by
Early-term abortion in mares is a frustrating problem for breeders, as often the cause is nearly impossible to determine. But a team of researchers from the Czech Republic might have uncovered one possible reason why mares abort in certain management
Live cover breeding of horses remains a popular choice. Whatever your reason for choosing this method, these 10 tips will be useful as you plan a mating. Attention to safety and behavior go a long way in making the experience positive and successful.
Stallions which do not fully recover breeding capacity after temporary castration via a vaccine that works against reproductive hormone GnRH can now be assisted through daily injections of buserelin, a GnRH agonist, said European researchers.
Acepromazine, often called simply Ace, is commonly used to tranquilize horses for veterinary procedures. However, its use in male horses can cause penile prolapse, or an inability to retract the penis back into the sheath. This effect is desire
What was the hottest news in equine veterinary medicine in 2009? During the popular Kester News Hour session at the annual American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention, three top veterinarians (who focus on equine reproduction, inte
Dr. Ed Squires discusses prepping stallions for the breeding season.
Before your stallion heads to the shed, make sure he’s in peak physical health and mentally prepared to handle the rigors of the breeding season.
I have a 24-month-old Azteca colt that has dropped only one testicle so far.
Equine groups across the country are attempting to reduce the number of unwanted horses at the source, through subsidized castration clinics aimed to reduce the number of foals hitting the ground.
Alltech, which bills itself as having “natural solutions to animal nutrition,” is sponsoring a series of roundtable discussion forums with speakers addressing cutting-edge issues from reproduction to traceability in the sport horse to the aging
Equine practitioners now have a new, accurate tool for measuring stallion fertility–the NucleoCounter SP-100 fluorescence-based instrument. While it is more expensive than some instruments currently used for counting sperm, it is accurate and easy
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