Updating Equine Influenza Vaccines
Equine Disease Quarterly
October 9, 2011
Antigenic drift necessitates periodic vaccine updates to effectively combat new virus strains.
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!
When a horse needs surgery, what’s his prognosis for a full recovery? What problems can occur during recovery?
A number of air quality factors in barns can make it harder for your horse to breathe, compromising his health and performance.
Gluck Equine Research Center’s Dr. John Timoney co-authored a paper on vaccines for Streptococcus equi.
Thoroughbred horsemen’s groups are drawing a line in the sand when it comes to the anti-bleeding drug Salix.
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.
A KHRC advisory panel approved a recommendation to prohibit the race day use of adjunct bleeder medications.
The Jockey Club reiterated its calls for a ban of Salix but made it clear it wants medication-free racing.
BloodHorse.com’s Jason Shandler caught up with Mike Repole to get his opinion on the current Salix debate.
The AGSC will employ a program banning race-day medications in graded 2-year-old Thoroughbred stakes races.
Foals are small enough to fit in the gantry of a CT machine, which is helpful in assessing lung disease.
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