Top Equine Medicine Studies of 2013
Nancy S. Loving, DVM
January 31, 2014
Carol Clark, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, shares her picks for the top equine medicine studies of 2013.
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.
Understanding the horse’s digestion process can help you better manage factors that could cause colic.
Champion Irish racehorse St Nicholas Abbey died the morning of Jan. 14 due to complications from colic.
Dr. Lisa Fortier shares her picks for the top equine surgery- and lameness-related studies of 2013.
Famed reining horse and sire Great Resolve, known as Einstein, died Jan. 2 due to colic surgery complications.
Laughing is a finalist for the 2013 Eclipse Award as the nation’s outstanding female turf performer.
Researchers are studying the ill-defined syndrome of “stress” and its potential role in ulcer development.
The program includes lectures on feeding senior horses, saddle fitting, moon blindness, bandaging, and more.
Horohov and Page will study Lawsonia intracellularis with their $15,000 grant.
The ACVIM named Q, a Rocky Mountain Saddle Horse gelding, one of their Animal Survivors, after he successfully overcame a severe bacterial disease.
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