Researchers will use samples from horses with fevers of unknown origin to look for tick-borne infections.
Ticks typically begin to appear in late spring and early summer, but were reported weeks earlier this year.
One scientist said the high number of hendra cases reported in 2011 emphasized the need for a vaccine.
S. neurona causes the neurologic disease EPM. A fully sequenced genome will provide a resource for virulence factor and S. neurona antigen characterization, which could lead to new immunizations or therapeutics against the parasite.
The field day will take place June 5, 2012, from 4-8 p.m. CDT at Darling 888 Ranch, located in Princeton, Ky.
Two Saudi show jumping horses tested positive to for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs at competitions.
Understanding ailments older foals can develop and treatment options increases the patient’s survival chances.
Veterinarians will provide veterinary care for working donkeys in Arusha, Tanzania.
Proceeds from the sale of “How to Start and Run a Rescue” will go directly toward funding Operation Gelding.
Study links common post-surgical heart arrhythmia in horses to anesthesia, surgery, and recovery.
Parasitologists now recommend deworming based upon the each horse’s needs, determined by fecal egg counts.
If not treated early, equine ocular keratitis (corneal inflammation) can lead to blindness and eye loss.
The website–cleanhorseracing.org–is dedicated to the reform of horse racing medication rules.
Researchers found that some horses with inflammatory small bowel disease could have a gluten intolerance.
Vets should consider research results when recommending mesenchymal stem cell therapy for equine injuries.
The colt sustained a long pastern chip fracture during Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.
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