Race-Day Drugs Focus of KHRC Meeting
The Blood-Horse Staff
November 11, 2011
The Race Day Medication Committee is debating whether therapeutic medications such as Salix should be banned.
The Race Day Medication Committee is debating whether therapeutic medications such as Salix should be banned.
The Rutgers ESC has added a virtual tour of their exercise physiology laboratory to their website.
The new regulations were prompted by increased use of the substance as a replacement for anabolic steroids.
Race day medications, drug testing initiatives, and research committees were discussed at an Oct. 6 meeting.
Antigenic drift necessitates periodic vaccine updates to effectively combat new virus strains.
A research team evaluates the effectiveness and safety of strangles vaccines on ponies of different ages.
Researchers review the characteristics and impact of epiglottic abnormalities in nonracehorses.
Researchers in the Netherlands have completed further research into developing an effective vaccine for the bacteria Rhodococcus equi, which is known to cause pneumonia and other sometimes fatal infections in young foals.
The recording of our Ask the Vet LIVE Q&A event on Avoiding Respiratory Problems in the Barn is now online!
A number of air quality factors in barns can make it harder for your horse to breathe, compromising his health and performance.
When a horse needs surgery, what’s his prognosis for a full recovery? What problems can occur during recovery?
Gluck Equine Research Center’s Dr. John Timoney co-authored a paper on vaccines for Streptococcus equi.
Tune in on September 1 for an Ask the Vet LIVE online Q&A about Avoiding Respiratory Problems in the Barn.
Mapping airborne particles in horse barns could help minimize the risk and/or prevalence of airway disease.
Thoroughbred horsemen’s groups are drawing a line in the sand when it comes to the anti-bleeding drug Salix.
A KHRC advisory panel approved a recommendation to prohibit the race day use of adjunct bleeder medications.
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