Is Early Detection of Arthritis in Horses Finally a Reality?
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
December 28, 2014
Radiographs (X rays) and low-field MRI appear to be useful tools for diagnosing early-stage arthritis.
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Radiographs (X rays) and low-field MRI appear to be useful tools for diagnosing early-stage arthritis.
Regulators have preliminarily adopted a new system of minimum penalties for multiple equine drug violations.
More than 56% of injuries occurred in the right forelimb, the opposite of what’s most commonly seen in Thoroughbreds.
Drs. Rick Sams, Scott Stanley, Mary Robinson, Ken McKeever, and George Maylin have been appointed to the board.
James G. “Jimmy” Bell, president and racing manager of Darley America, has been elected president of the organization.
The policy change date was adjusted to allow more time to clarify certain elements of the new rules.
The sales company is offering the testing based on new rules banning anabolic steroid use in racehorses.
The RCI had invited the RMTC to merge with the former group’s new Drug Testing Standards and Practices Committee.
Officials found trace amounts of anticoagulant rodenticide in six horses that died suddenly following exercise.
The Dec. 13 collision led to a horse being euthanized after a race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
Cold weather presents special challenges when it comes to managing horses. Learn about keeping your horses healthy and barn safe during the winter months.
The adoption of new model rules on medication use in racehorses has led to an increase in positive tests in Indiana.
The RCI has asked the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) to merge into a new RCI scientific advisory board.
The organization updated entries on ketoprofen, alclofenac, firocoxib, aminorex, and more.
Of the 755 respondents, 584 (77%) said they do not soak their horses’ hay.
The Dec. 13 collision led to a horse being euthanized after a race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
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