Compounded Enrofloxacin: Safe and Effective for Use in Mares
Alexandra Beckstett
April 5, 2015
Researchers said a water-based enrofloxacin suspension could be useful for treating some bacterial endometritis cases.
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.
Protocols will include out-of-competition drug testing, heightened security, publicized veterinary records, and more.
Parascaris equorum, known for infecting foals, is actually a different species: Parascaris univalens.
Researchers determined that the overall incidence of infection was 9.2 per 10,000 injections.
EquiMania! is designed to educate visitors about equine safety, horses’ skeletal and digestive systems, and more.
Horses undergoing multiple colic surgeries in a 14-day period are at greater risk for incisional infections.
The Henderson equine castrating instrument resulted in a low complication rate, especially among younger horses.
Bats have moved into one horse owner’s barn. Find out if that’s a good or bad thing.
The medication’s half-life was longer and clearance was lower in foals compared to adult horses, researchers determined.
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