Building Immunity
Les Sellnow
May 1, 2009
The foal’s immune system is almost a blank slate at birth; researchers are figuring out how to best protect horses as they grow.
How to care for the basic health needs of horses
The foal’s immune system is almost a blank slate at birth; researchers are figuring out how to best protect horses as they grow.
In the spring and summer my Paint mare has a rash-type skin problem around her nose and moving to her shoulders. It starts out looking like what we were told was dew poisoning, but it has spread to the point of bumps, scabs, raw sores, and bleeding.
The latest information on deworming strategies and how you can help prevent resistance to dewormers.
A subject that is of vital interest to breeders, managers, sales agents, trainers, riders, farriers, and veterinarians–in short–everyone in the horse industry.
Horse owners can hold their parasite control to a higher standard–their own approval. Now, all Zimecterin (ivermectin) Brand Products are backed by a satisfaction guarantee, helping to ensure the highest standard of parasite control.
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Horse owners commonly add nutraceuticals to their horses’ diets to treat or prevent joint disease, but most products have no research data supporting their effectiveness.
In today’s economy, many horse owners are looking for ways to cut back on expenses–but skimping on equine vaccinations should not be one of them.
“People are looking for ways to cut costs, and preventive care seems like an obvious choice t
In general, controlled studies do not exist regarding the efficacy of various treatments for laminitis, and some therapies have additional risks beyond their failure to improve the situation.
Olympic dressage horse Brentina returned to her winter home in California Feb. 23 following colic surgery Feb. 10.
The 18-year-old Hanoverian mare, who has been the partner of Idaho-based dressage rider Debbie McDonald since the age of
During the 2008 AAEP Convention experts discussed anabolic steroids, therapeutic medications, aortic-iliac thrombosis(AIT), airway inflammation, polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM), and the benefits of endoscopic diagnosis of airway problems during exercise.
At the 2008 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, attendees were treated to an in-depth presentation on horse conformation and its effects on soundness by veterinarian G. Marvin Beeman, MS, DVM, of the Littleton Large Animal Clinic in Colorado. He addressed methods of evaluating conformation as well as his own conformation categories.
Scoliosis, a curvature of the spine, is most often attributed to congenital vertebral malformations, possibly associated with malposition of the fetus in the uterus. However, researchers have linked cases of acquired scoliosis presented at Cornell
Equine authorities at the 2008 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention discussed preparation for and management of barn fires, eventing emergencies, endurance event injuries, racetrack emergencies, emergency care at rodeos, emergency services at steeple-chase and cross-country hunter events, and emergency veterinary care at horse shows.
Until now, most epidemiologic studies on track surface type and injury rates have been confounded by varying conditions at different track locations, said Setterbo. He presented the results of a study conducted at a single racecourse
Think floating a horse’s teeth improves his feed digestion? Think again, says one study.
Nanomedicine–the use of small-molecule therapeutic drugs–is a rapidly expanding field in human medicine and is anticipated to have a huge impact on equine practice in the not-so-distant future.
According to Paul Debbage, PhD,
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