Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
According to EDCC data, officials have now confirmed 43 cases of WNV in Ohio horses so far this year—more than triple the number of cases confirmed last year.
An unvaccinated 22-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse gelding from Smyth County developed an abnormal gait on Oct. 8. His condition has slowly with supportive therapy.
Dr. Jacquelin Boggs shares why horses need a rabies vaccine every year and how long vaccines protect horses in general.
Dr. Elizabeth Davis explains how experts selected the vaccines every horse should receive.
Two unvaccinated Tennessee Walking Horses from Lewis County are recovering. So far in 2018, 11 Kentucky horses have tested positive for WNV.
Cranial nuchal bursitis occurs when nuchal ligament (located near the horse’s poll) bursae become inflamed and sometimes infected. It generally causes pain, limited head and neck flexion, and poor performance.
Skin problems were the most common general disease reported (33% of all syndromes recorded) and nonhoof-related lower limb lameness was the most common individual issue reported (18.5% of all syndromes recorded).
Veterinary technicians make important contributions before, during, and after colic surgery. Here’s how they help veterinarians and surgeons during these potentially life-saving procedures.
Equine researchers have begun studying the concept of whole-body inflammation because of its links to a variety of health problems, including “leaky gut syndrome”; musculoskeletal injury risk; and equine metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and laminitis.
Better surveillance and monitoring of tick and insect populations is needed to establish the range and distribution of the various species with potential to serve as vectors of known mosquito- and tick-borne equine diseases.
The equine kidney has a vital role in overall health, but a variety of disease processes can impair renal function.
Learn about the core vaccines recommended by the American Association of Equine Practitioners and the five deadly diseases they prevent.
Bare pastures and potential hay shortages, coupled with winds blowing seeds from laden sycamore trees, have created the “perfect storm” to increase the risk of atypical myopathy in grazing horses in Britain, BEVA warns.
Confirmed diseases include equine influenza, equine herpesvirus, piroplasmosis, salmonellosis, rabies, and more.
Certain muscular disorders, such as HYPP and PSSM, are common in horses because breeders have selected for specific traits, including enhanced muscle mass and metabolism economy.
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed a case of equine West Nile virus (WNV) in an unvaccinated horse in Yadkin County.
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