Advances in Managing Chronic Foot Pain
Jennifer O. Bryant
December 2, 2015
Improved diagnostics and more promising treatments are putting many foot-sore horses back to work.
News and issues for equine health professionals
Improved diagnostics and more promising treatments are putting many foot-sore horses back to work.
Beginning treatment during the acute phase helps give the horse the best chance of recovery. Here’s what to know.
Learn about the steps vets and stallion managers can take to help improve the quality of cooled and frozen semen.
Adding supplementary fibrolytic enzymes to horses’ diets could help maximize digestibility and nutrient utilization.
Understanding which factors hinder sperm production can help managers and vets take steps to help improve fertility.
Researchers found no differences in horses’ stress levels in high-stress situations before and after training.
Penn Vet researchers recently examined different methods for diagnosing strangles.
Scientists found that two blood tests were able to distinguish between healthy horses and those with myocardial disease.
The program is returning for its eighth year and providing around $1.5 million in donations.
Knowing how and being prepared to triage serious wounds can help improve a patient’s likelihood for a good recovery.
Preliminary results suggest cobalt could have detrimental effects on a number of equine body systems.
A mystery illness suddenly struck down 14 horses across South Australia last year, eight of them fatally.
Current treatment options can be successful but only with sufficient veterinary support and advice, researchers found.
The new procedures could make sterile mares with XY sex chromosomes easier and less expensive for breeders to detect.
In certain situations, mainly stable herds of adult horses, deworming following FECs can be a cost-effective option.
Do you have any suggestions for speeding the time it takes for proximal splints (in the forelimbs) to resolve?
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