News and issues for equine health professionals
Tufts University officials today announced that Cummings Foundation, Inc., has committed to investing $50 million in the University’s veterinary school over the next 15 years.
The gift is the largest in the history of Tufts University
On July 9, a human interventional cardiologist and an equine veterinarian in Lexington, Ky., successfully completed the first step of a landmark procedure to repair a heart problem in a 5-month-old Thoroughbred colt called a ventricular septal
We all want our horses to have comfort, enhanced performance, more nutrition efficiency, and even a good chance of living longer. So we’re all glad to see the changes that are occurring in the field of equine dentistry, a long-neglected part of
Smarty Jones won a little sympathy Saturday night, July 24, as Patricia Hogan, VMD, Dipl. ACVS, board-certified veterinary surgeon, recounted the tale of how the Pennsylvania-bred colt reared up in the starting gate of Philadelphia Park last yea
In horses, the gas anesthetic isoflurane can produce decreases in mean arterial pressure (MAP) as well as cerebral perfusion pressure (that pushes blood into the brain). The implication is that decreased cerebral perfusion pressure leads to
A meniscus is an interarticular (between joints) synovial cartilage or membrane. Meniscal tears in the stifle joint are well described in human athletes and dogs. Despite a few published reports in horses, however, the condition remains difficul
Mosquitoes collected in two separate areas of Prince George’s County are the first in Maryland this year to test positive for West Nile virus (WNV) and for Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE). In the first instance, mosquitoes collected on
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) held its annual Focus meeting on July 22-24 at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Ky., to commemorate the first gathering of the group 50 years ago at that site. A plaque was given to the hotel
Hagyard-Davidson-McGee Associates (HDM) veterinary hospital will be offering equine emergency demonstrations to the general public on Aug.14, 2004, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. A more extensive three-day training course will be
The reason for this is that equine podiatry is still in its infancy, and while there are a lot of very intelligent people working to better understand the horse’s foot, it’s still a very complex structure with no real analogue in the human physique,
Laminitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As long as I’ve been treating horses with laminitis, and with the tremendous amount of research”Laminitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As long as I’ve been treating horses with laminitis, and with the tremendous amount of research”aminitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As long as I’ve been treating horses with laminitis, and with t”minitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As long as I’ve been treating ho”initis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As”nitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia”itis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equin”tis is a horrible disease, said White, head of th”is is a horrible diseas
Smarty Jones won a little sympathy Saturday night, July 24, as Patricia Hogan, VMD, Dipl. ACVS, board-certified veterinary surgeon, recounted the tale of how the Pennsylvania-bred colt reared up in the starting gate of
Diagnosing equine gastric ulcers might soon be a procedure that’s short and sweet. Until recently, ulcer detection depended on using an endoscope to peer at the stomach lining. Now, a team of researchers at Texas A&M University, led by Noah
In response to the ethical issues surrounding illegal drug compounding within the animal health industry, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has formed a drug compounding task force to define compounding
Horse owners will now be able to know the results of a Lyme disease test within minutes instead of having to wait for as long as a week. A new test, the Snap 3Dx assay, to confirm Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative bacterial agent for
On July 9, a human interventional cardiologist and an equine veterinarian in Lexington, Ky., successfully completed the first step of a landmark procedure to repair a heart problem in a 5-month-old Thoroughbred foal called a ventricular septal defect
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