Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
The unvaccinated 15-year-old gelding, from Addison, in Steuben County, began showing clinical signs on Aug. 4, was hospitalized Aug. 5, and is reportedly recovering from infection.
An automated feeder that provides grain in multiple small meals throughout the day might help reduce the prevalence of gastric ulcers in horses in training.
The 5-year-old mare from Chesterfield County had no vaccination history and died.
What do probiotics and their counterparts–prebiotics–do for horses? Here’s what the current research says.
Study findings suggest dose escalation can be used in equine lymphoma treatment to achieve higher chemotherapeutic dose intensity while minimizing adverse effects, researchers said.
A study shows that “ulcerated” horses didn’t seem to look or act significantly different from healthy horses.
Researchers used computer simulation models to assess the risk of disease spread from horse events and the effectiveness of various control protocols in the face of the outbreak at a home stable.
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Officials have confirmed six cases of EEE in North Carolina horses residing in Richmond, Onslow, Duplin, Craven, and Carteret counties.
A pony from Frederick County, Maryland, died July 30 after contracting Potomac horse fever.
Horses residing in Musselshell and Lake Counties tested positive for WNV.
Veterinarians identified the positive horses, from Lamar County, through surveillance for an EIA trace initiated in another state.
The Georgia Department of Agriculture has confirmed EEE cases in horses residing in Bleckley, Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes, Jenkins, and Wayne counties.
Results from a study on a small population of horses suggest that freezing samples for short periods before testing won’t impact the results.
Researchers determined that the diet and exercise recommendations veterinarians make for horses with PSSM1 can help improve, but likely won’t eliminate, clinical signs of PSSM2 in Warmbloods.
Recent research suggests that chemotherapy can help horses with lymphoma achieve remission and extend their lifespans for several months or years.
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