June Designated as Colic Awareness Month
Edited Press Release
June 5, 2012
Crusade Against Equine Colic was founded to prompt discussions about the potentially deadly disease.
Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
Crusade Against Equine Colic was founded to prompt discussions about the potentially deadly disease.
Researchers now believe the microflora residing in the hindgut could contribute to equine obesity.
Recent work suggests surgery could be an option for headshakers, with a long-term success rate of nearly 50%.
Can clipping horses’ body hair off for the winter cause hives? And are there any remedies?
Only four Normandy breeding farms are under quarantine for the disease and events are continuing as planned.
Queensland authorities are managing two new hendra virus cases after positive test results came in last night.
Researchers recently identified risk factors for bad behavior in a population of Pony Club horses.
The drug, possibly being misused for its anabolic steroid properties, will be severely restricted next year.
Digital radiography is up to 85% sensitive and 93% specific for diagnosing enterolithiasis in horses.
One scientist said the high number of hendra cases reported in 2011 emphasized the need for a vaccine.
The study on Lawsonia intracellularis involves 14 Thoroughbred farms and 600 Thoroughbreds in Kentucky.
S. neurona causes the neurologic disease EPM. A fully sequenced genome will provide a resource for virulence factor and S. neurona antigen characterization, which could lead to new immunizations or therapeutics against the parasite.
A team of researchers has successfully located chromosomal regions associated with equine sarcoids.
Officials in Michigan confirmed Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) in a 17-year old grade mare.
Understanding ailments older foals can develop and treatment options increases the patient’s survival chances.
All 10 of the seized adult horses tested positive for equine piroplasmosis (EP).
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