Young Horse Health Threats
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
June 2, 2014
Protect your foal from three important causes of young horse illness: Rhodococcus equi, equine proliferative enteropathy, and adrenal insufficiency.
Protect your foal from three important causes of young horse illness: Rhodococcus equi, equine proliferative enteropathy, and adrenal insufficiency.
There are many issues to consider when you’re planning to transport your horse, especially if he’s moving to a hot and humid climate. Here’s what to to consider, from new feed options to a risk of hyperthermia.
There are no easy answers when it comes to colic surgery, just as there are no easy decisions.
According to a March University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (UKVDL) bulletin, the lab is seeing a statistically significant increase in positive Lawsonia intracellularis test results as compared to recent years.
Page’s work at UK has mainly focused on Lawsonia intracellularis, a bacterium causing a disease primarily of young horses, weanlings, and yearlings.
A general physical examination is performed as part of the clinical evaluation of the horse exhibiting colic.
Owners can help their vets diagnose colic by offering the afflicted horse’s complete health history.
Learn about gastric ulcers and how to treat them and decrease their likelihood of causing your horse distress.
Certain management factors might affect the likelihood of colic episodes.
Carol Clark, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, shares her picks for the top equine medicine studies of 2013.
Learn about St Nicholas Abbey’s battle with a fracture that was ultimately ended by a severe bout of colic.
The 12-year-old Westphalian gelding was euthanized Jan. 18 in Florida following two colic surgeries.
Vets can image the cecal mesentery to garner information that could lead to a lymphadenopathy diagnosis.
Genomic research suggests that horses could also be susceptible to rotavirus from both cows and pigs.
One study showed that equine colic has an estimated prevalence of 4.2 events per 100 horses per year.
Researchers are observing an increasing trend of positive cases submitted in 2013 as compared to recent years.
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