Dr. William Farmer, Racetrack Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, describes the frequency of Derby horse vet checks, along with safeguards once the horses head toward the paddock.
Dr. William Farmer, Racing Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, demonstrates and describes a race-day health check on location at Churchill Downs.
Dr. William Farmer, Racing Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, describes the many regulatory veterinary checks designed to ensure a horse is fit to race in the Derby or Oaks.
Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) continues to pose diagnostic and treatment challenges.
This project will evaluate NSAIDs’ effect on a horse’s ability to benefit from a commercial influenza vaccine.
After buying a horse, reality sets in, and the owner realizes that even one horse is a lot of responsibility and hard work.
In 2011, 15 horses in California were confirmed positive for WNV; four of those 15 were euthanized.
Sixteen colts or stallions were gelded at the March 10 low-cost gelding clinic.
The Texas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory tallied more than 150 positive pigeon fever cultures in 2011.
All horses’ health can be compromised by the development of parasite resistance to dewormers.
Sleep deprivation is an important, but not fully understood, equine health condition.
With neither cure nor vaccine in existence, veterinarians and researchers must supervise EIA closely.
My gelding was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in his third eyelid. He’ll be starting cisplatin injecti
Colic survival rates have improved greatly over the years, but timely treatment and diligent aftercare still a
Topics will include an equine herpesvirus update, rehabilitating lameness injuries, and preventative care.
Delayed wound closure involves suturing wounds four to five days after injury.
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