The Miniature Horse: More Than Just a Smaller Horse
UC Davis Center for Equine Health Horse Report
January 13, 2013
Miniature Horses are more susceptible to some health problems than their larger counterparts.
Miniature Horses are more susceptible to some health problems than their larger counterparts.
Diseases reported include contagious equine metritis, equine herpesvirus, piroplasmosis, and more.
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It’s hoped that the colt, who battled a series of medical issues in 2012, will return to the track in 2013.
Dr. Connie Gebhart of the University of Minnesota’s Veterinary Diagnostics Laboratory shares her research of Lawsonia intracellularis in pigs and horse. The bacterium causes the intestinal disease equine proliferated enteropathy.
Paying attention to equine management can go a long way to decrease colic incidence.
Dr. Lisa Fortier recaps studies on upper respiratory tract health, colic, lameness, and racehorse health.
The awards emphasize the importance of assisting researchers in their exploration of horse health topics.
In the case of horses with ulcers, the use of bismuth is not recommended.
The survey will collect information on how cases of colic present and are assessed in veterinary practice.
Making diet changes slowly, ensuring water intake, and keeping horses moving can help reduce colic risk.
Horses are hardy animals when it comes to weathering the cold months. But this doesn’t mean you can slack on their care just because you’re staying indoors more. In fact, there are some health issues horses are more prone to during winter.
Steve Haskin provides an update on Paynter’s recovery at Fair Hill Equine Therapy Center.
Coronavirus–common in foals–could be associated with enteric disease outbreaks in adult horses.
The majority of horses with gastric ulcers do not show outward clinical signs.
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