Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
The Tennessee state veterinarian is advising all horse owners to be alert as veterinarians have confirmed Potomac horse fever in a Davidson County horse.
About 7% of tested equids were positive for the presence of antibodies against Besnoitia, the first time researchers have detected such antibodies in European equids.
Degeneration involves changes in the discs’ color, texture, and integrity due to age and possibly use, researchers said.
Equine recurrent uveitis, or ERU, remains a timely, expensive, and unrewarding disease to treat due to recurrence, loss of vision, and loss of use.
The Washington State Veterinarian’s Office has quarantined a King County facility after a horse tested positive for non-neuropathogenic EHV-1.
Two Wilson County Quarter Horses, two Kaufman County Quarter Horses, and one Dallas County Quarter Horse have all tested positive for EIA.
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Changes in the diameter of the caudal vena cava (a large vein that returns blood to the heart from the back half of the body) during respiratory cycles could be used to evaluate fluid volume in foals, researchers found.
At this time there’s no evidence that EIPH affects barrel racing horses’ performance, but more research on the topic is needed, scientists say.
While either the small or large intestines are usually the focus of colic discussions, the junction of the small intestine and cecum at the start of the large intestine—the ileocecal junction—also deserves mention.
Researchers tested a technique to log heart rate and speed data from each horse in an attempt to monitor, step-by-step, the horse’s physical response to jumping during training, competition, and recovery.
Officials say “spring shots” can help protect horses from mosquito-borne diseases like West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis virus.
Although Hendra virus—which has only been diagnosed in Australia thus far—can strike at any time, traditionally there are more cases during the winter months, which have arrived in Australia.
In a recent study Japanese researchers found that the right mix of equine influenza vaccines provided immunity against the virus; the wrong mix, however, did not.
The affected yearling Thoroughbred filly from Bourbon County is expected to make a full recovery.
Researchers say the standing technique minimizes risk to the patient, reduces costs to the client, and limits complications.
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