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A protein called serum amyloid A (SAA) could help veterinarians assess the condition of a joint before it becomes severe, according to Danish researchers. Joint disease is a major source of lameness in performance horses, and researchers are
Many of the horses removed from a farm in Sharpsburg, Md., in December 2006 are still looking for homes after an open house and “meet and greet” event held June 2.
After potential adopters met a number of the rescued horses located at
Peter F. Haynes, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, has been named as dean of the Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine, effective June 1, pending approval by the LSU Board of Supervisors. Haynes has served as interim dean of the
Recently, 12 members and two widows of class members from the Class of 1957 gathered at Oklahoma State University’s Center for Veterinary Health Sciences to celebrate their 50th Class Reunion. Among those attending were Dr. Leroy Coggins,
Orthodontics is the study of tooth movement and alignment. It includes normal and abnormal tooth movement, bone growth, tooth eruption, and shedding of baby teeth. In general it is a study of the young, growing patient.
The equine jaws and
Preserving farmland is frequently difficult, but not always impossible with conservation easements.
When Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro experienced a life-threatening injury at the start of the 2006 Preakness Stakes, the story immediately switched from his quest for the Triple Crown to the efforts to save his life. Playing a crucial role in sharin
A biomechanical engineer at the University of Maine is working to make the nation’s racetracks safer for the Thoroughbred horses that run on them.
Professor Michael “Mick” Peterson’s tools are radar and a robotic metal hoof that mimics a
The interim director of the Plum Island Laboratory has been named to the run the federal animal disease testing center permanently.
Dr. Lawrence Barrett, a veterinarian who has served since October as interim director at the U.S. Department of
Biocompatible magnesium phosphate bone cement might be a better option for aiding fracture healing in horses than the calcium phosphate cement more commonly used today, according to a study performed by researchers at The Ohio State University.
In honor of the extraordinary efforts of globe-trotting surgeons, LSU veterinarians and technicians, a determined team of horse owners, and a remarkable 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, the Louisiana State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine
Thanks to firefighters, sheriff?s deputies, neighbors, and determined owners, a 30-year-old horse named Pam was saved from a sticky predicament May 16,
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Montreal has revealed that ultrasonography is more effective than radiography for detecting rib fractures in foals, and that the fracture rate is higher than previously reported.
Michael Blackwell, DVM, MPH, dean of the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, has received the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Distinguished Alumni Award.
Blackwell received the award for his continuing, meaningful
Venograms have added to our knowledge of laminitis and other common foot problems, in large part because for the first time we can see the structural components of the vascular supply to the horse’s foot.
“The venogram is the ticket to fixing all those laminitis cases you’ve been missing,” Amy Rucker, DVM, said at the Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium (held Jan. 25-28 in Louisville, Ky.). Rucker, a practitioner with Midwest Equine in Columbia, Mo., discus
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