Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
Two horses residing on one premises in Cariboo Sub. B., British Columbia, Canada, tested positive for EIA. A veterinarian tested the horses as their owner suspected they’d been exposed to EIA, but neither horse was showing signs of disease at sampling.
The unvaccinated 17-month-old grade filly was euthanized.
With proper care, senior horses can prosper. Here are a few points to consider.
Two horses have been euthanized, and the eight horses remaining on the premises are being monitored for clinical signs of EHV-1 infection.
Researchers know horse body weight, BCS, and body fat percentage appear to be correlated with blood concentrations of PGE2—a joint damage marker.
Fats serve many important functions for horses, from increasing calorie consumption to reducing gastric ulcer severity.
Read the latest in equine health research, news, and information presented at the 2018 British Equine Veterinary Congress in Birmingham, England.
The bacterium Salmonella enterica can spread quickly between horses on a farm or in a hospital setting, causing significant financial and even equine losses. Here’s how one veterinarian recommends managing positive cases.
This is the fourth confirmed case of EIA in Colorado horses this year.
From hydration to irrigation, learn how to combat challenges that come with caring for horses in arid climates.
Dr. Amy Stieler Stewart is studying the potential therapeutic benefits of stem cells in colic cases.
Carolyn Arnold, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, of Texas A&M University offers a better understanding of the gut microbiome’s role in colic and colitis.
Learn how to avoid and address impaction colic, a common cause of cold-weather emergency farm calls.
Strangles is highly contagious and can spread rapidly through horse populations and barns, so quick containment is essential. One veterinarian offers his tips on how to stop strangles from spreading.
In the past 30 years, researchers have made great strides in understanding gastric ulcers. Those findings and ones yet to be made can help improve horse health and welfare now and into the future.
Equestrian Canada reported Nov. 30 that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency National Reference Laboratory confirmed the EIA case on Nov. 21.
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