Owners Consider Suit Against Breeders’ Cup on Salix
Frank Angst
March 14, 2013
Prominent owners threatened legal action if Breeders’ Cup prohibits race-day Salix at its world championships.
Prominent owners threatened legal action if Breeders’ Cup prohibits race-day Salix at its world championships.
Try as they might to avoid them, veterinarians from time to time will manage medication mishaps.
Laminitis is a devastating disease that does not discriminate based on a horse’s age, breed, or discipline.
The lecture will illustrate advances in drug surveillance capabilities and discuss existing challenges.
Regulators met via conference call March 4 to discuss new model medication rules set to be adopted by RCI.
As in 2012, Salix use is prohibited in Breeders’ Cup races for 2-year-olds but allowed in all other races.
It’s the first in more than a decade, but a recent positive nikethamide test has racing regulators’ attention.
A recent study showed that some newer NSAIDs could have fewer adverse GI effects on horses than older drugs.
N-butylscopolammonium bromide could be useful for helping veterinarians examine horses’ eyes.
Metabolomics and transcriptomics can provide a sort of “history” of drugs that have been in a horse’s body.
The resolution furthers an effort to implement uniform racehorse medication, penalty, and testing rules.
Isabell Werth is also contending with public fire over schooling a horse in hyperflexion.
The organization voted to endorse the use of race-day furosemide during this year’s Breeders’ Cup races.
With a proper sharps disposal method in place, the risk of accidental needlesticks is reduced.
Experts answered reader questions live about what’s new in laminitis research and treatments.
With appropriate care and use, vets can mitigate some risks associated with intra-articular corticosteroids.
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