Equine Thermography
Joanna L. Robson, DVM, CVSMT, CVA, CSFT, CIT
January 30, 2017
Thermography is a noninvasive, safe, and cost-effective diagnostic imaging tool used in equine health care.
Thermography is a noninvasive, safe, and cost-effective diagnostic imaging tool used in equine health care.
Of the 516 respondents, 302 (59%) said they have taken their horse to a university veterinary teaching hospital.
The study was designed to give industry members and animal health officials insights on the U.S. equine population.
Veterinarians use imaging technologies to evaluate, diagnose, and ultimately treat lameness in the lower leg and foot.
Of the 682 respondents, 221 (32%) said their veterinarians see their horses twice a year.
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Of the 743 respondents, 324 (44%) use cash from their savings or emergency funds to pay for their horses’ health care.
Veterinarians can keep diagnostic costs lower by using as much information from routine tests as possible.
Of the 412 respondents, 193 (47%) said their horses received boosters for equine herpesvirus and influenza this fall.
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Foal nutrition can be complicated, making it important for owners to understand newborns’ nutritional needs.
Researchers are investigating how horse owners view forage and their current forage-feeding routines.
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