Platelet Lysate Shows Potential as Antimicrobial for Horses
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
June 1, 2022
The donor-derived compound could offer an alternative to traditional antibiotics for treating bacterial infections.
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The donor-derived compound could offer an alternative to traditional antibiotics for treating bacterial infections.
EPM can be difficult to diagnose. Dr. Sarah Colmer explains how veterinarians use a neuro exam, bloodwork, and cerebrospinal fluid to confirm an EPM diagnosis.
In the face of gastric ulcer risk factors, omeprazole protected horses’ stomach lining better than sucralfate alone.
Wait 24 hours after training before collecting blood for autologous conditioned serum treatment in horses with arthritis to get the best results.
Body and leg wounds treated promptly with MSCs originating in the mouth heal better than untreated wounds.
From imaging to diagnostic tests, vets have many ways to help horses with EPM, wobbler syndrome, and spinal cord injuries.
An equine veterinarian describes approaches for treating kissing spines, arthritis, and other spinal issues.
Learn about the signs, diagnosis, and prognoses of these rare reproductive conditions.
The group will convene later this year to share the current state of expertise in the neurologic disease’s key areas.
Leg lameness should always be ruled out first when investigating sore backs, but primary causes of back pain do also exist.
Researchers reported thermography showed lower temperatures in the heels and toes of horses wearing egg bar shoes or wedge pads; the findings remain inconclusive.
University of Kentucky researchers reviewed 11 cases of this rare disease submitted to their lab from 2010 to 2021.
Veterinarians consider a rare disease in a mare battling respiratory infection, pneumonia, and fever.
This approach can make veterinary procedures—from injections to surgery—safer, more accurate, and less traumatic for the equine patient.
Poor hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis development in premature and immature newborn foals might affect their stress responses.
Breeding farm managers want zero foal deaths, but at what greater cost?
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