News and issues for equine health professionals
Dr. F. William “Bill” Pierson, of Check, Va., was recently named director of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech. Pierson had been serving as interim director since
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents on June 13 approved the appointment of Trevor Ames, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, as dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine.
“Trevor has done an outstanding job as interim dean, and I believe that he
English researchers are working to move airway disease screening and diagnostics from the lab into the barn.
Equine HealthCare, a company based in the U.K., is developing a new respiratory diagnostic test based on measuring the amount of
While radiation therapy might seem like an unrealistic option for managing horses with cancer, Janean Fidel, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVR, Dipl. ACVIM, from Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine suggests the opposite. She attests
New York state officials will be holding a session with racing industry officials to consider the installation of synthetic surfaces at the state’s racetracks.
The July 29 forum in Saratoga Springs will feature commentary by jockeys,
Researchers at Purdue have designed wearable acoustic emission sensors, which could be used to monitor the formation of these microcracks in bones that can lead to hairline stress fractures unless detected in time. The technology might help prevent
Faculty members at Washington State University have been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the equine infectious anemia (EIA) virus in horses. The grant was awarded to Susan Carpenter, PhD, a
Fort Dodge Animal Health, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, and Merial have together pledged a total of $4.5 million in support of American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) programs and services over the next four years. (AVMA is the membership group
In a multi-institutional study coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers found that many veterinarians do not consistently engage in behaviors or practices that are widely deemed protective against the
This issue of The Quarterly contains several articles on diseases of horses that run the gamut of conditions.
The two most utilized therapies in equine medicine are veterinary acupuncture and chiropractic.
With more than a decade of experience in veterinary science, Bobby Cowles, DVM, MS, MBA, is bringing his passion for the horse and expertise in equine health to work on the veterinary operations team that supports Pfizer Animal Health’s equine
Stephen M. Reed, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, will deliver the Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture on Dec. 8 during the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ 54th Annual Convention in San Diego, Calif. Equine neurology is the focus of this year’s
A new sterilization technique that leaves a stallion’s testicles in place but nonfunctioning might provide a safe, simple, and reliable alternative to traditional castration methods, according to Iranian researchers.
In the
Jack, a 16-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse whose full name is Magic’s Cracker Jack, was being hauled by his owner to Tuskegee University’s vet school in Alabama yesterday morning (June 27) due to a mild case of colic when the trip took a turn
There has been much publicity lately about changes in the agricultural industry, accompanied by studies suggesting there will be fewer large-animal veterinarians.
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