Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
The ability to recognize abnormalities depends greatly on a person’s knowledge of what is normal. The greater someone’s knowledge of normal anatomy, physiology, behavior, and environment of a given animal, the more likely that person is to
“But we’ve never had rotavirus in our foals.” Read on and consider yourself lucky if your foals have never had rotavirus and you have breezed through the past foaling seasons sans diarrhea.
In the last issue we considered some of the adaptations that occur in horses during training. To recap, we know that improvements in cardiovascular and muscle function occur quite quickly after the onset of training
The American Horse Council reports that all restrictions in connection with the West Nile virus outbreak in the United States have been lifted on shipping horses to the European Union. The change took effect as of February 1.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing a final rule declaring Qatar, a small country on the Persian Gulf, free of African horse sickness (AHS). This change in disease status relieves import restrictions on horses from Qatar.
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Prompt diagnosis and treatment can ensure that a mild colic doesn’t become a fatal colic.
State livestock health officials in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Mississippi have forged a reciprocal livestock health agreement, making it easier for equine enthusiasts to travel between and within these states with their horses. On Jan.
Researchers at Michigan State University are into their third year of a 10-year study of the pathogenesis and most efficacious treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Explains Ed Robinson, MRCVS, PhD (respiratory physiology)
If you have a veterinary textbook somewhere on your shelves, chances are you’ve seen one of those photos of a sick horse’s innards-miles and miles of wet, purplish loops of intestine, spilling out in all directions. The poor equine posing for
Standing on the fresh field of a brand new century, we look eagerly-if sometimes cautiously-toward the horizon and the unknown future awaiting us. We hope that, in the months and years to come, we will solve problems long puzzled over and finish
When you walk down the center aisle of your barn, does the ceiling drip condensation on your head? Does the smell of ammonia make your nostrils twitch and your eyes water–even when the stalls are freshly cleaned? Worst of all, was that a hollow
The total number of horses which have tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA) in northeastern Pennsylvania has risen to 23. Twenty-two of the horses have been destroyed, and three remain under quarantine. Another horse tested positive
Big Ben, Canada’s most famous show jumping horse, died early Saturday, Dec. 11, from colic. He was 23.
Big Ben, ridden for over a decade by Ian Millar of Perth, came down with colic around 6 p.m. EST on Friday. He was euthanized in orde
The USET and Stadium Jumping in conjunction with the Florida Division of the Animal Industry are sponsoring a meeting in Wellington, FL on December 20, 1999 to discuss the West Nile Virus and its effect on the equine. Nationally recognized
Courtesy of USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services, Emergency Programs
Infectious Disease Table Topics, AAEP Convention
(Report of November 18, 1999)
West Nile Virus (WNV) has been identified in birds, mosquitoes,
Presented by Committee Chairman: Timothy R. Cordes, DVM, Dec. 4, 1999 History According to Ralph C. Knowles, DVM, Veterinary Consultant, early equine identification in the
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