Race Day Medication Summit to be Held at Belmont Park
Edited Press Release
May 19, 2011
The “International Summit on Race Day Medication, EIPH, and the Racehorse” will begin June 13 at Belmont Park.
The “International Summit on Race Day Medication, EIPH, and the Racehorse” will begin June 13 at Belmont Park.
As international horse transport becomes more widespread, some owners might wonder if the same equine influenza vaccines designed to protect horses from common domestic strains of the disease will also shield them from foreign strains they might
The “International Summit on Race Day Medication, Exercised-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH), and the Racehorse” has been scheduled for June 13-14 in New York City. The event is jointly sponsored by the American Association of Equine Practitioners
There’s nothing more heart-wrenching than watching a newborn foal fight for his life.
The board of directors of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) voted without objection this week in favor of a resolution calling for the re-examination of whether its current policy pertaining to furosemide (Salix, commonly
With a selection of horse vaccines readily available on local feed store shelves, purchasing a handful for use in your barn might be something you’re considering. But are there equine health risks lurking behind a choice to forgo your veterinarian’s
A $20,000 donation from the Equine Foundation of Canada (EFC) to support horse health at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) on the University of Saskatchewan campus has been doubled by a matching gift program, bringing the total gift
International reports of contagious equine metritis, equine herpesvirus, equine influenza, strangles, equine piroplasmosis, equine arteritis virus, Eastern equine encephalomyelitis, West Nile virus, salmonella, and more.
Ultrasonography, along with endoscopy, can be a supplemental resource veterinarians can use to diagnose roaring.
Exercise-related sudden deaths in racehorses are uncommon and “poorly understood,” noted study researchers.
I have an 8-year-old Thoroughbred mare that was diagnosed with arytenoid chondritis. The attending vet was sho
Rhodococcus equi is a dangerous pathogen that causes pneumonia in foals that are generally between the ages of 3 weeks and 5 months. In cases caught early on, the foal can make a full recovery with proper treatment. However, in more serious cases the mortality rate is quite high. The disease was discussed in depth during the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention.
Horse respiratory issues discussed during the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention included PCR testing for specific diseases, ceftiofur antibiotic for pneumonia, and electroacupuncture for chronic respiratory disease.
It isn’t for lack of effort that the equine industry still doesn’t have new options for treating Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in foals.
It isn’t for lack of effort that the equine industry still doesn’t have new options for treating Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in foals. “To date, alternatives to macrolides for effective treatment of R. equi pneumonia in foals have not been identified
A donation from the Equine Foundation of Canada (EFC) has allowed the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown to purchase new equipment for equine dentistry procedures and laryngeal surgery. Past
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