News and issues for equine health professionals
The American Association of Equine Practitioners will continue its long history of providing premier continuing education for equine veterinarians when it sponsors its 52nd Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 2-6. More than 4,000
Central Florida Community College has added two Thoroughbred racing courses to its equine program.
The “Thoroughbred Sales” course will be offered 6-8 p.m. on Tuesdays, Oct. 10-24, at the Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road, Bldg. 40, Room
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) today announced the addition of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. and Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as Educational Partners. The Educational Partners program is a group of ten corporations dedicate
Canadian researchers are working to develop a more effective vaccine for Rhodococcus equi that they hope will protect foals as young as three weeks of age from the harmful bacterium.
Rhodococcus equi lives in the soil
Management of the Equine Environment, part of the multi-award winning Equine Science Certificate online program, marked its 10th offering this fall. The course examines how to set-up and manage a safe and environmentally responsible horse housin
Jim Johnson has been floating horses’ teeth in Minnesota for some 20 years. His son, Christopher, would like to join the family business, but he cannot do so without violating state law. Enacted a year ago, Minnesota Statute ? 156.075 defines
It looked bad. My daughter Barbara and a college friend purchased a 2-year-old registered Quarter Horse filly (Casey) last year that had 30 or so days of training on her. They wanted to give the filly some additional training in order to sell her
A pair of bay Percherons turned the soil at a construction site in St. Paul, Minn., on Aug. 9 and ushered in a new era of equine diagnostics and treatment at the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). University official
Terry L. Blanchard, DVM, MS, received the American College of Theriogenologists’ (ACT) annual “Theriogenologist Of The Year” award for 2006. The award was developed to recognize outstanding achievements in the field of reproductive research and
The Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, England, has announced that it will be acquiring a standing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit to expand its equine diagnostic capabilities.
“In 2000, a high-field MRI scanner was installed at th
Horse owners who need medications compounded specifically for their horses will be able to obtain them through a licensed veterinarian, at least for the foreseeable future. A federal court ruling that has surprised some experts leaves the door
Celebrate your American Quarter Horse by nominating him or her for the MD Barns Silver Spur Award. Nominations for one of the American Quarter Horse Association’s (AQHA) most unforgettable awards closes Sept. 30. This special award is a way to
Veterinarians could use a non-invasive procedure to detect fluid shifts in dehydrated horses and respond with treatment more readily than with usual methods such as blood work.
Endotoxemia occurs when toxins from the wall of Gram-negative bacteria crosses the intestinal wall and gains access to the bloodstream. Endotoxin becomes concentrated on the surface of white blood cells, causing them to secrete inflammatory agents.
There are many reasons why wounds fail to heal. Some wounds, especially chronic ones, are hypoxic, meaning they lack oxygen. Therefore, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can be used to re-oxygenate wounds and help them heal.
Evaluating and treating prolonged cases of colic–those lasting three days or more–can be problematic. Horses with prolonged colic generally aren’t in enough pain for surgery, and they respond temporarily to medicines. But the condition
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