Kentucky Derby 2012: 20 to Start on May 5
Evan Hammonds
May 3, 2012
Post time for the Derby is 6:24 p.m. EDT. NBC will offer three hours of Derby coverage from 4-7 p.m.
How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Post time for the Derby is 6:24 p.m. EDT. NBC will offer three hours of Derby coverage from 4-7 p.m.
Some disorders produce gait abnormalities and lamenesses that aid in a quick and accurate diagnosis.
Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) continues to pose diagnostic and treatment challenges.
There are two main types of pharmaceutical drugs: those manufactured by pharmaceutical companies and are FDA approved; and those that are “compounded” by either a licensed veterinarian or pharmacist. In equine medicine, compounded drugs are only considered if a horse needs to be treated with a medication but no FDA-approved formulation is licensed for horses.
Salix is a medication used to prevent exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhaging, also known as bleeding.
Besnoitiosis is an emerging infectious disease of donkeys in the United States.
Work with your veterinarian to properly time treatment and avoid perpetuating drug-resistant parasites.
Research indicates that most sound horses’ movements differ depending on direction of travel on a circle.
Dynaformer was pensioned after suffering an aortic valve rupture the afternoon of April 14 while in his stall.
The witnesses all told Congress they don’t believe race-day medication has a place in Thoroughbred racing.
The Paddock Foundation will fund TAKE2 classes at five horse shows in Texas this year.
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.
Even the tiniest leg laceration can have dire consequences for nearby tendons if left untreated.
The forum will address marketing initiatives for the equine industry as well as changes in federal advocacy.
Martin Nielsen, DVM, PhD, Dipl. EVPC, and Amanda Adams, PhD, will present at the conference.
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