A Blood Test to Detect Equine IAD?
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
March 13, 2012
One researcher said equine IAD is associated with an increase in surfactant protein D blood levels.
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One researcher said equine IAD is associated with an increase in surfactant protein D blood levels.
Research indicates that combining NSAIDs achieved no better results than using either drug alone.
Researchers found that MRI more accurately identified compression in CSM horses compared to radiographs.
Researchers and veterinarians are still working to better understand both the etiology and the disease itself.
Regional limb perfusion can be performed safely, effectively, and comfortably without general anesthesia.
The buffered chelators had no deleterious effects on the endometrium or the establishment of pregnancy.
The team measured anti-Mullerian hormone in the blood to successfully diagnose chryptorchidism.
Horse owners have all the resources needed to ensure a properly vaccinated horse, one researcher said.
One researcher noted that some defects not visible on radiographs (X rays) were easily identified via MRI.
A single dose of dexamethasone at breeding time did not appear to interfere with ovulation.
Miscellaneous topics included studies on besnoitiosis in donkeys and fever prevalence in imported horses from the 2011 AAEP Covention, held in San Antonio, Texas.
Equine reproduction topics including tests for ovarian tumors, dummy mounts and stallions, an alternative approach for endometritis, and making mares cycle in winter during the reproduction section of the 2011 AAEP Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
Equine respiratory topics including evaluating the upper respiratory tract and treating its ailments and managing inflammatory airway disease in horses is included in the Respiratory section of the 2011 AAEP Convention held in San Antonio, Texas.
Topics including third eyelid removal options, correcting nephrosplenic entrapments, resolving patella infection in foals, and suture material for abdominal incisions were discussed during the Equine Surgery section of the 2011 AAEP Convention.
Advances in equine orthopedics and wound care such as managing kissing spines, cast complications, evaluating the horse’s movement, and granulation tissue management were discussed during the 2011 AAEP Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
Our in-depth coverage of the 2011 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention (Nov. 17-20 in San Antonio, Texas) includes summaries of nearly 100 up-to-date presentations and other sessions on all aspects of equine veterinary medicine.
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