Equine obesity increases a horse’s risk for equine metabolic syndrome, laminitis, and insulin resistance. Owners can bring horses back to healthy body condition by replacing grain rations with a fiber-rich, low-carbohydrate diet, while increasing exercise to include daily workouts.
This hour-long video features the most up-to-date information on managing anthelmintic-resistant ascarids, how to recognize the problem, what to do if you have resistant ascarids on your farm, and how to avoid developing resistant parasites.
The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry might be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study undertaken earlier this year by investigators at Tufts University’s Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.
Whether a horse is on the operating table for colic or a broken bone, pain management after surgery is critical.
The University of Kentucky’s Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center made a long-awaited switch to a new online file-keeping system known as Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) in early August.
Led by UK HealthCare in response to the large number of riders admitted to UK’s Emergency Department, the five-year campaign aims to increase awareness and educate riders not only in Kentucky, but nationally and internationally, about riding and horse handling safety.
Mariana Ionita, DVM, PhD, is no stranger to the Gluck Equine Research Center. A resident of Romania, Ionita has been a visiting scientist in the Parasitology program four times since 2006 and completed her fourth visit to the Gluck Center at the end of August.
Ionita is part of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest in Romania, where she is a lecturer and teaches animal biology
A single injection of platelet-rich plasma appears beneficial for acute clinical tendon injuries in horses, report a group of scientists from The Netherlands.
Brazilian researchers report that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is beneficial for healing surgical wounds in horses, contrary to previous reports.
Quarantine is one of the oldest infectious disease control measures.
Take a closer look at your barn and property and ensure it’s safe for horses and handlers.
Use these tips when buying pre-owned tack to avoid contagious consignments and bringing diseases home to your horses.
Short-circuiting an injured or ill horse’s pain response can not only help him be happier now, it can improve his long-term outcome.
Consuming avermectin dewormers–which include ivermectin, moxidectin, milbemycin, selamectin, and others–can prove fatal for some herding breed dogs (collie, Australian Shepherd, Shetland Sheepdog, or related dog).
Horse owners around the world are being asked to participate in an online questionnaire to help researchers better assess the issues of parasite control and anthelmintic (dewormer) resistance. The study is part of a collaborative effort between
Diagnostic deworming of horses with anti-tapeworm drugs could play an important role in reducing resistance to antiparasitic drugs, report veterinarians from Japan and North America.
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