
SIU Research Looks to Solve Equine Colic Mystery
Erin Venable, MS, PhD, is using cannulated horses to learn what goes on in a horse’s cecum.
Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment

Erin Venable, MS, PhD, is using cannulated horses to learn what goes on in a horse’s cecum.

Researchers’ definition of this respiratory issue continues to evolve. Here’s what we currently know.

A psyllium/magnesium sulfate combination appears safe and effective for helping horses evacuate sand from their colons.

Industry professionals believe awns in rye straw, lip ulcers, and infection could be behind the horse’s sudden death.
Florida agricultural officials fined Lakeland Animal Nutrition $4,000 for the contaminated feed on Jan. 6.

Three premises in Santa Cruz County have been quarantined as a result of the positives.
A farm owner says three horses died and another was sickened after consuming contaminated feed produced by ADM.

Pretreating an area with microneedles resulted in a 170% increase in the amount of lidocaine that permeated the skin.

What’s the difference between heaves, COPD, RAO, and equine asthma? Dr. Laurent Couetil explains.
Learn about polymerase chain reaction assays, how they work, and how veterinarians interpret their results.
Lecture topics will include hoof care, nutrition, emergency care, dentistry, eye diseases, behavior, and more.
Diagnosed diseases include strangles, influenza, vesicular stomatitis, hendra virus, salmonellosis, and more.

Researchers have identified some important differences between the eyes of horses with and without HERDA.

Learn about the cardiac abnormality one veterinarian identified during a prepurchase exam and if it was a deal breaker.

Despite all that is known, important questions still remain about wobbler syndrome.
Owners of horses that ingested recalled feed have reached a settlement with Lakeland Animal Nutrition Inc.
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