News and issues for equine health professionals
Just beyond the famed San Antonio River Walk’s banks, 6,000-plus equine veterinarians, veterinary students, technicians, trade show exhibitors, and guests will set up shop come Nov. 18-22. The 57th Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) will convene in Alamo City, and attendees will learn about hundreds of veterinary topics.
The Rutgers ESC has added a virtual tour of their exercise physiology laboratory to their website.
Recommended changes include raising the minimum equine age allowed to run and expanded veterinary inspections.
FEI President HRH Princess Haya delivered the opening address at the 2011 WEVA Congress in India on Nov. 2.
Equine disease research results could be used to investigate similar health conditions in humans.
Pfizer will support continuing education (CE) for the organization’s veterinarian and student members.
In response to an evolving industry, equine veterinarians are reevaluating their specialties and adapting to change.
Equine lameness exams, regenerative medicine, podiatry advancements, and case studies will be discussed.
Nonsurgical exogenous crosslinking therapy (NEXT) is undergoing efficacy testing in healing equine tendons
Reliable equine pain models are required for testing the effectiveness of new or existing pain-killing drugs.
Before welcoming a new horse home, it is important to investigate the quality and health of that animal.
Nielsen presented during TheHorse.com’s webinar entitled “Horse Worms: Learning to Live with Them.”
Researchers are still working to fully understand this pasture-associated muscle disorder of unknown cause.
Sheila Schils, PhD, discusses electrotherapy’s place in physical therapy and the different devices available.
Nielsen joined the UK Gluck Equine Research Center as an assistant professor in parasitology in August.
The money will help develop detection methods for and study the effects of ITPP, a performance enhancing drug.
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