Peat Gets Thumbs Up as Horse Bedding
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
February 16, 2016
Peat might not be pretty, but study results suggest it might be better for your horse’s health than wood shavings.
Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
Peat might not be pretty, but study results suggest it might be better for your horse’s health than wood shavings.
Officials are urging vaccination following high disease rates in Texas horses last year.
Lecture topics include nutrition, PPID, parasitology, back pain, toxic plants, natural foot care, and dentistry.
Giving foals hyperimmune plasma did not prevent infection, but it did reduce the severity of R. equi pneumonia.
Neil Mittelman, DVM, and Holly Stewart, VMD, will present a joint lecture on March 1 at the New Bolton Center.
This is the first Florida EIA case in 2016, the Equine Disease Communication Center reported.
Thorough exams can help vets localize lesions to specific areas of the nervous system based on observed clinical signs.
Researchers found low detection rates in nasal secretions from horses with fever and signs of respiratory disease.
Researchers examined bone and cartilage lesions on MRI and micro-CT to better understand their distribution and type.
A neurology specialist reviews the confusing landscape of laboratory diagnostics for neurologic disease in live horses.
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Studies focused on ophthalmology, gastrointestinal disease, foal medications, pain management, and more.
Readers share their thoughts on vaccinating horses for rabies following a recently confirmed equine case.
Recaps of studies on colic outcomes, treatments for joint problems, respiratory surgery, and more.
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Researchers recently celebrated the culmination of years of work with the release of a vaccine for equine leptospirosis.
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