Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
Colonization of the foal’s GI tract by pathogenic organisms can lead to diarrhea. Research has focused on identifying organisms responsible for the diarrhea, but less research has looked at what allows the pathogenic organisms to become established.
Current evidence suggests that the most successful treatments are a combination of the drug rifampin and a macrolide (an antimicrobial drug).
Dr. Clara Ann Mason discusses EPM, equine herpesvirus, Vitamin E, neurologic exams, and more topics from the neurology/ophthalmology session at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention.
R. equi is a dangerous pathogen that causes pneumonia in foals that are generally between the ages of 3 weeks and 5 months. In cases that caretakers and veterinarians catch early on, the foal can make a full recovery with proper treatment. However in more serious cases, the mortality rate is quite high.
Update on what veterinarians and horse owners need to know about ocular (eye) surface failure (such as corneal ulcers) in horses, from Dr. Dennis Brooks of the University of Florida. (Presented at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention, Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture)
What horse owners need to know about piroplasmosis in horses, from Dr. Josie Traub-Dargatz of Colorado State University. (Presented at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention)
Geneticists have created tools and tests that help horse breeders select for healthy foals. Furthermore, access to the equine genome means scientists can examine common diseases and conditions and find ways to prevent (and one day treat) them.
The University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL), formerly the Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center, recently announced a change in the type of samples required to perform a test for Neorickettsia risticii, the causative organism for Potomac horse fever.
What are the more common ways that a horse would contract rabies? What are the symptoms that one would look for?
Rabies is a life-threatening neurological disease that can be spread from horses to humans, generally killing affected horses two to four days after clinical signs appear. Learn how to protect your horse and yourself.
Equine heart disease is multifaceted and can be induced by multiple mechanisms. Although horses do not routinely suffer from traditional “heart attacks,” they can develop heart abnormalities that can negatively impact their health and longevity.
All about equine colic, from when to call the vet to how well horses recover from surgery.
Scientists have established the link between cribbing (also called windsucking) and colic, but a “causal” relationship between the two remains to be proven, say researchers from the University of California, Davis.
With budgets tight, a number of horse farm managers have reduced costs by using a hay harvest of overmature grass pastures for bedding. On the surface it makes sense to bed stalls with this stemmy hay. But be cautious when using it for pregnant mares in their last trimesters.
High ammonia levels in barns can be detrimental to horses’ respiratory health. Know how to keep them low.
Alsike and red clover can be associated with less common conditions in horses such as photosensitivity and liver disease.
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