The High-Tech Vet
Nancy Zacks, MS
July 1, 2011
Today, equine veterinarians can diagnose and treat disease with more speed and certainty than ever thanks
Today, equine veterinarians can diagnose and treat disease with more speed and certainty than ever thanks
Nicholas Frank, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, has been named the chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences at
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine is seeking horses diagnosed with osteoarthritis to
Texas A&M University professor Noah Cohen, VMD, MPH, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, will show equine practitioners how to
The New Bolton Center will the lecture “Prepurchase Examinations: The Role of the Veterinarian” on July 5.
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The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) has formed the National Equine Veterinary Alliance, which
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation will host the 10th International Equine Colic Research Symposium, July 26-28, 2011, in Indianapolis, Ind. The symposium, held every three years, alternating between Europe and North
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) congratulates Grant Miller, DVM, a practitioner with Sonoma Marin Veterinary Service in Petaluma and a defender of abused, abandoned, and neglected horses in Sonoma County, Calif., as the Good
Since early February, the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (UKVDL) has been receiving reports from veterinarians who have seen large numbers of horses (mostly Saddlebreds) with oral lesions. The lesions have sometimes been
With sick animals, people often think negative diagnostic results are “bad” results since the cause of disease is still unknown. However, we would do well to remember Thomas Edison’s mindset: “I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that
Horse and pet owners searching for a veterinarian need look no further than the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA), MyVeterinarian.com, a new website that provides owners with detailed information about veterinary practices from around
The Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine is seeking donation of horses afflicted with equine recurrent uveitis (ERU)–also known as moon blindness–to participate in a study investigating the role of bacterial infection in the
The Equine Sciences Academy (ESA) has recently named equine nutritionist Juliet M. Getty, PhD, to their panel of advisors. Getty joins a group of industry leaders who review, critique, and contribute materials to ESA courses.
What do a horse’s stress level and his saliva have in common? Belgian scientists have found testing the former can measure the latter, and they said this saliva assay could become the test of choice for measuring horses’ stress. “Cortisol levels are
Regenerative medicine describes a group of techniques that uses the body’s natural ability to heal. Platelet-rich plasma is a regenerative therapy that can be used to treat horses with tendon and ligament injuries, arthritis, and certain wounds.
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