Hospital-Acquired Infections in Horses
Equine Disease Quarterly
April 12, 2015
Infections can be reduced by recognizing the risk and having appropriate cleaning, disinfection, and hygiene protocols.
Infections can be reduced by recognizing the risk and having appropriate cleaning, disinfection, and hygiene protocols.
Design vaccination protocols to maximize each horse’s innate and adaptive responses to disease challenges.
Dr. Dean Richardson will present examples of current state-of-the-art equine fracture treatments.
The veterinarians are accused of administering drugs to horses within 24 hours of when the animals were slated to race.
The farm-level biosecurity standard is designed to help protect Canada’s equine industry from animal diseases.
Similar to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for human diseases, the EDCC will serve as the official source of information about equine infectious diseases and provide real-time alerts when disease outbreaks such as the neurologic form of herpesvirus infection occur.
Nasopharyngeal catheter administration results in good cover of the larynx, nasopharynx, and soft palate.
The study’s results will serve as a basis for education and research related to equine health and management, and more.
Researchers said a water-based enrofloxacin suspension could be useful for treating some bacterial endometritis cases.
The bills are designed to strengthen control measures to better manage the risk of diseases entering Australia.
The group discussed model medication rules, testing procedures, and cobalt thresholds at a recent meeting.
Best practices cited included reporting of injuries and fatalities, post-race inspections, and more.
Four vets are facing criminal charges for allegedly administering drugs to Thoroughbreds within 24 hours of races.
Horses require two doses of the vaccinations initially and then boosters at least annually.
The cobalt threshold will be submitted to the RCI for consideration as a model rule at its April meeting.
Measures include out-of-competition drug testing, increased security, monitoring veterinary records, and more.
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