Feeding an OTTB-Turned Barrel Horse
Clair Thunes, PhD
July 11, 2016
Off-track Thoroughbreds have special nutritional needs as they begin transitioning to new careers.
Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
Off-track Thoroughbreds have special nutritional needs as they begin transitioning to new careers.
A pathologist shares his thoughts on evolving microbes and how researchers are working to control associated disease.
Congenital cardiovascular malformations are rare in horses but can have serious implications.
Rising temperatures and mosquito populations prompted officials to encourage owners to vaccinate horses against WNV.
A recently discovered resistance gene in bacteria has focused attention on emerging multidrug resistance.
Understand the costs of veterinary care before you’re faced with a sick or injured horse.
The unvaccinated Thoroughbred mare from San Diego County is recovering slowly.
Many diseases were once considered geographically restricted. But disease migration has eliminated that complacency.
Diagnosed diseases include vesicular stomatitis, EHV, strangles, influenza, piroplasmosis, rabies, and more.
The current equine case counts stand at one in North Carolina, five in South Carolina, and 11 in Florida.
Diseases and abnormalities of the upper airway are some of the main reasons for poor performance in sport horses.
One researcher believes additional studies are needed to improve IAD diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Be sure new hay is dry and free of dust and mold, and always introduce it to horses’ diets slowly.
Researchers found that applying 5% imiquimod cream resulted in clinical resolution in 93% of the treated ears.
The Saddlebred mare from Suffolk was euthanized June 23. Her vaccination record is unknown.
Officials reported June 30 that the horse from Osceola County appears to have been infected with both viruses.
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