Colostrum for Foals
Christina S. Cable, DVM, Dipl. ACVS
April 14, 2014
To a newborn foal, colostrum can mean the difference between life and death.
To a newborn foal, colostrum can mean the difference between life and death.
Researchers are still working to fully understand what impact aging has on the equine immune system.
This rare, chronic wasting disease is characterized by development of granulomas in numerous organs.
Equine immunodeficiencies can be challenging to diagnose, and even more difficult–or impossible–to manage.
Study results show a reduction in a certain immune system cell could aid in diagnosing early pregnancy loss.
Ever wonder which vaccines your horse needs to stay healthy and why? Learn about building equine immunity, how vaccines work, and proper vaccination handling and administration in this free one-hour event.
In this UK Seminar Series presentation, David Horohov, PhD, discusses the effects of exercise on the equine immune system.
Veterinarians are starting to understand the complexity and diversity of equine microbiome.
Craft your horse’s diet to help ward off infection and illness
Case Clay of Thee Chimneys Farm was named to the position in October.
An understanding of how the biology of aging affects the older horse has become increasingly important.
The immune system allows humans and animals including horses to survive in a complex world filled with harmful bacteria and viruses that can use our bodies for nourishment and reproduce within us. The immune system protects us from those organisms
Newborn foals can be susceptible to many viral and bacterial infections. One example is the unique susceptibility of young foals to Rhodococcus equi, a common cause of bronchopneumonia.
Is it possible genes that become shorter as horses age could be the key to how well that animal’s immune system works?
The foal’s immune system is almost a blank slate at birth; researchers are figuring out how to best protect horses as they grow.
Dr. Paul Lunn discusses immunity’s role in the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1 at a 2007 meeting hosted by the C.L. Davis Foundation and the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.
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