CT for Imaging Neck Lesions: Not Just for Small Horses
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
April 17, 2017
A custom-designed equine CT table and a commercial Big Bore scanner make it possible to image neck lesions in horses.
A custom-designed equine CT table and a commercial Big Bore scanner make it possible to image neck lesions in horses.
The state veterinarian’s office says horse owners should check with their vets now regarding vaccination schedules.
Confirmed diseases include equine herpesvirus, West Nile virus, African horse sickness, strangles, influenza, and more.
The affected horse, an 8-year-old Quarter Horse gelding used in rodeo and roping events, was euthanized.
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None of the samples from recently vaccinated horses had antibody titers close to the value cutoff for true disease.
This finding could help veterinarians manage owners of horses that have reacted adversely to the vaccine in the past.
A horse in the Lanaudiere region tested positive in January. This is Quebec’s first positive EIA test since 2011.
The 6-year-old Quarter Horse mare, a recent rescue with an unknown vaccination history, was euthanized.
A facility in northeast Illinois is quarantined after two horses that were stabled there returned positive EIA tests.
The study was designed to give industry members and animal health officials insights on the U.S. equine population.
Diseases reported include African horse sickness, influenza, EHV, EIA, rabies, and more.
The unvaccinated 24-year-old gelding located in McCurtain County was showing mild neurologic signs of disease.
The horse was imported from Mexico earlier this year but tested negative for EIA at that time.
The codes are a guide to preventing and controlling equine diseases that could threaten the breeding industry.
Fourteen Oklahoma horses have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) this year.
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