Six Ky. Derby Horses Made Salix-Free Racing Debuts
Frank Angst
May 3, 2013
All of this year’s Kentucky Derby starters will receive furosemide, designed to prevent EIPH.
All of this year’s Kentucky Derby starters will receive furosemide, designed to prevent EIPH.
Learn about the potential benefits of soaking your horse’s hay, methods for soaking, and what to do with the remaining liquid (hint: don’t use it to water plants) in this information packed fact sheet.
Researchers found a flu inhibitor that could help horses with influenza recover more quickly.
Reported diseases include contagious equine metritis, strangles, influenza, equine herpesvirus, and more.
Research on RAO, or heaves, in horses could help in finding solutions for asthma in humans.
The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation approved funding of 12 new projects in 2013.
Equine respiratory system dysfunction is an important cause of exercise intolerance and poor performance in horses.
Ultrasonography could be a valuable adjunct tool for diagnosing equine arytenoid chondritis.
Multiple horses exhibited clinical signs of influenza before testing positive for the disease.
As in 2012, Salix use is prohibited in Breeders’ Cup races for 2-year-olds but allowed in all other races.
The mare recently arrived in Oregon from Texas and sold last weekend at an auction in Hermiston, Ore.
Rhodococcus equi is well known for its ability to cause severe pneumonia in young foals, but it can also cause septic arthritis (infection of joints), osteomyelitis (infection of bones), neonatal diarrhea (enterocolitis), and more.
A group of researchers and the Thoroughbred Owners of California issued a statement supporting furosemide use.
There are 236 OIE reference laboratories covering 112 animal diseases, including equine-specific ailments.
The video uses maps to help explain how equine influenza spread during the 2007 Australian outbreak.
Diseases reported include contagious equine metritis, equine herpesvirus, piroplasmosis, and more.
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