Why Do Some Vaccinated Horses Still Get Sick?
Find out from Dr. Elizabeth Davis how vaccines prime the immune system and why some horses might still get sick.
Find out from Dr. Elizabeth Davis how vaccines prime the immune system and why some horses might still get sick.
While some species develop a local immune response, sending special protective cells to the uterus itself, mares don’t, researchers learned recently. Rather, they appear to send those cells elsewhere as soon as semen enters the uterus. Where they go, nobody knows (yet).
Equine researchers have begun studying the concept of whole-body inflammation because of its links to a variety of health problems, including “leaky gut syndrome”; musculoskeletal injury risk; and equine metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and laminitis.
Horse are especially sensitive to endotoxemia. To address the issue, Dr. Stacy Anderson of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tennessee, presents her research on neutrophil apoptosis (the death of cells that occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism’s growth or development) in horses.
Caring for the older horse can require special attention to his needs. Download this free guide to find out what health issues to watch for and how to keep your senior horse happy and healthy.
Horses with PPID had lessened antibody titers following vaccination for rhinopneumonitis and West Nile virus.
Be familiar with the most common problems that can happen within 24 hours of foaling.
Take a look at how immunosenescence and its effects impact the way owners and veterinarians care for senior horses.
Resistant infections were most common in horses coming out of surgery and that have had previous antibiotic treatment.
Cesar is studying neonatal immunology with a focus on R. equi and young foals’ immune responses to it.
About 30% of Fell Ponies and 18% of Dales Ponies are mutation carriers. The syndrome is also found in Gypsy Horses.
Decreased immune function following transport could take more than a month to return to normal, researchers found.
Researchers are looking at how diet might influence how horses respond to stress and disease.
Vaccines offer relatively inexpensive insurance to reduce disease risk in our horses. Learn more about vaccines and the immunity they induce in this special report!
Dr. David Horohov, UK Gluck Equine Research Center director, gives a overview of vaccines and explains their importance.
The science behind immunity is complex, but there are several aspects that are useful in everyday mare and foal management.
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