News and issues for equine health professionals
Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, professor of large animal medicine and director of the University of Minnesota’s Equine Center, tackled the broad subject of skeletal muscle disease related to exercise at the 2006 AAEP Convention.
This has
In order to survive, R. equi requires iron from the foal’s body to replicate and survive. Researchers at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine recently examined the use of a semi-metal (gallium) that mimics iron as a
What exactly does stored fat do to a horse’s body? It wreaks serious havoc on at least 11 vital body functions. Nat Messer, DVM, Dipl. ABVP, an associate professor of equine medicine and surgery at the University of Missouri (UM), presented a
We know Cushing’s disease (or pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction?PPID?as it’s more scientifically called), simply put, is an “old-horse disease” that results in metabolism disturbances and an abnormally heavy hair coat. But when it comes to
Residents of Weatherford, Texas, who had gone back home after one evacuation kept watch Sunday on the Brazos River, which was rising again as flood gates were opened at overloaded upstream reservoirs.
The Brazos was expected to swell bac
The type and severity of age-related dental problems often are determined by the type of dental care the horse has had during its lifetime.
Leaders in veterinary research and the equine industry should develop policy initiatives that recognize needed changes in the research landscape. Equine medicine remains grossly underfunded. As companion animals, horses receive few government
My 17-year-old Half-Arabian gelding underwent colic surgery, recovered well, but his back has dropped.
In a recent study, University of Florida researchers evaluated the effectiveness of three commercially available equine West Nile virus (WNV) vaccines. While all vaccinated horses, irrespective of the vaccine administered, did not develop viremi
Minimizing your horse’s risk of contracting Potomac horse fever (PHF) might be as simple as shutting off the lights.
The Equine Health Research Fund (EHRF) will invest more than $225,000 in equine health research and training programs at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine during the next 12 months–the largest annual amount ever awarded by the
Milton C. Toby, J.D., has been hired as the Equine Division Chair for Midway College in Midway, Ky. Toby has extensive experience in the equine and legal fields and will bring a great deal of expertise to the Equine Department at Midway.
The Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers Club invited a panel of six “Old Time Veterinarians” to speak at the group’s June 5 meeting. The veterinarians discussed 35 years of advances in veterinary medicine and technology.
The panel included:
The American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation (AAEP Foundation) will be hosting a lameness research meeting and panel on August 1, 2007, at the Fort Collins Marriott in Fort Collins, Colo. This special research meeting is being
A recently published study could help veterinarians predict the causative agents of a deadly bloodstream infection (septicemia) common in newborn foals by characterizing clinical signs associated with different types of bacteria.
“Infection
Scientists from the U.K.’s Royal Veterinary College and the University of Cambridge are researching what made the undefeated 18th Century horse, Eclipse, such a great champion. The genetics research is giving insights into the origins of the
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