The University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College has opened its new $5-million magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facility. It’s one of only a few worldwide that can accommodate a wide range of animals, from cats and dogs to horses and
The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine hosted the grand opening of its Equine Intensive Care Unit, the newest addition to the school’s Equine Health Studies Program, on October 22. This new 10-stall facility will enable the school to provide
Tufts University officials announced Aug. 8 that Cummings Foundation, Inc., has committed to investing $50 million in the university’s veterinary school over the next 15 years. The gift is the largest in Tufts’ history, and it could be the
The board of directors of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has approved a revised organizational position statement on equine dentistry. The revised position was prepared by the AAEP Equine Dentistry Committee and approved
The owner of the ranch near Versailles, Ky., where an American Saddlebred was buried after brutal attacks led to his eventual euthanasia, has expressed in court documents that she would cooperate with requests that the horse’s body be exhumed if
The race is on toward better equine health. Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) has committed nearly $600,000 toward 14 new and continuing veterinary studies for horses in 2005. Foundation-funded scientists at universities throughout the United
The University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, has unveiled plans to build a new multi-million-dollar Equine Performance Centre, dedicated to diagnosing and treating problems in performance horses. The
Even if you have a farrier do your shoeing you should still learn how to pull a shoe properly. There are situations where you should not wait for a farrier.
Tufts University officials today announced that Cummings Foundation, Inc., has committed to investing $50 million in the University’s veterinary school over the next 15 years.
The gift is the largest in the history of Tufts University
In horses, the gas anesthetic isoflurane can produce decreases in mean arterial pressure (MAP) as well as cerebral perfusion pressure (that pushes blood into the brain). The implication is that decreased cerebral perfusion pressure leads to
A meniscus is an interarticular (between joints) synovial cartilage or membrane. Meniscal tears in the stifle joint are well described in human athletes and dogs. Despite a few published reports in horses, however, the condition remains difficul
We all want our horses to have comfort, enhanced performance, more nutrition efficiency, and even a good chance of living longer. So we’re all glad to see the changes that are occurring in the field of equine dentistry, a long-neglected part of
Smarty Jones won a little sympathy Saturday night, July 24, as Patricia Hogan, VMD, Dipl. ACVS, board-certified veterinary surgeon, recounted the tale of how the Pennsylvania-bred colt reared up in the starting gate of
Midnight has come and gone by the time the Central Kentucky horseman pulls into the stableyard and unloads the young black mare. Both are bone-weary after a 15-hour trip home from the trainer’s stable. The man leans on the fence, watching the
The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine received a Kresge Foundation challenge grant of $1.5 million for its new Teaching and Research Building. To obtain the grant funds, the School must raise $13.9 million by Oct. 1,
Dr. Warwick A. Arden, professor and head of the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine at the University of Illinois’ College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named the new dean of North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary
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