Antimicrobials’ Effects on Horses’ Intestinal Microbes
Casie Bazay, NBCAAM
June 20, 2015
Researchers found significant changes following the administration of three common antimicrobial medications.
Researchers found significant changes following the administration of three common antimicrobial medications.
Researchers found that 34% of jumping horses examined had both squamous and glandular ulcers.
Researchers determined that blanketing does not appear to impact horses’ vitamin D status.
Temporohyoid osteoarthropathy (THO) can cause vestibular nerve damage and balance problems in affected horses.
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This method showed that the hoof appears to be impacted more extensively by laminitis than previously thought.
While vets have made progress in improving colic surgery in the past 40 years, there are still improvements to be made.
Researchers determined that 89% of affected horses benefited from a procedure called medial patellar ligament splitting.
Researchers observed a 16% improvement in horses’ lameness when using the drug compared to corrective shoeing alone.
“Enriched” clinics could help improve equine welfare, leading to quicker healing times and safer environments for staff.
Transport-associated fever is a common issue that can disrupt training schedules or indicate infection.
For the most part, the adverse reactions were mild and self-limiting. But some serious ones did occur.
If mares graze pastures down to below five centimeters, it might be time to supplement with grain, researchers say.
Some forelimb lamenesses can result in the horse appearing unsound in a hind limb.
Just 50% of owners were satisfied with the outcome of the current surgical treatment for upward fixation of the patella.
Researchers found that omega-3 fatty acid supplementation can reduce signs of chronic lower airway disease in horses.
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