What are ‘Equine Core Vaccines’?
Elizabeth Davis, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
October 17, 2018
Dr. Elizabeth Davis explains how experts selected the vaccines every horse should receive.
How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Dr. Elizabeth Davis explains how experts selected the vaccines every horse should receive.
The veterinary technician is often the primary staff member responsible for overseeing recovery from anesthesia.
Cranial nuchal bursitis occurs when nuchal ligament (located near the horse’s poll) bursae become inflamed and sometimes infected. It generally causes pain, limited head and neck flexion, and poor performance.
The equine genomics research community has outlined how to face the challenges associated with translating Horse Genome Project outcomes into clinical practice to benefit horses.
There’s not one particular approach for rehabilitating injured joints. Here are a few of the options vets have to use.
Skin problems were the most common general disease reported (33% of all syndromes recorded) and nonhoof-related lower limb lameness was the most common individual issue reported (18.5% of all syndromes recorded).
After a 2018 campaign that included three difficult 100-mile rides, along with a couple of 50-mile rides, Claire Godwin, DVM, who owns and rides “Merc,” said he’s still in good condition.
Recent study results suggest the overall septic arthritis rate following surgery was 0.47%, which is similar to previously reported rates. Further, researchers found no association between inpatients’ and outpatients’ septic arthritis development rate.
Equine researchers have begun studying the concept of whole-body inflammation because of its links to a variety of health problems, including “leaky gut syndrome”; musculoskeletal injury risk; and equine metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and laminitis.
Better surveillance and monitoring of tick and insect populations is needed to establish the range and distribution of the various species with potential to serve as vectors of known mosquito- and tick-borne equine diseases.
The equine kidney has a vital role in overall health, but a variety of disease processes can impair renal function.
In search of a new type of bedding for your horse? Check out these different options.
Learn about the core vaccines recommended by the American Association of Equine Practitioners and the five deadly diseases they prevent.
Bare pastures and potential hay shortages, coupled with winds blowing seeds from laden sycamore trees, have created the “perfect storm” to increase the risk of atypical myopathy in grazing horses in Britain, BEVA warns.
Decisions the FEI makes don’t just affect the welfare of high-level horses. Impacts can trickle down to competitions at all levels. Here’s what you need to know.
As of August 2018, the invasive Asian longhorned tick has been found in at least one location in Arkansas, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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