News and issues for equine health professionals
A high-quality and well-set-up ultrasound image can mean the difference between an accurate or missed diagnosis in equine practice.
When horses lose a significant amount of blood, veterinarians can perform transfusions to correct life-threatening anemia.
When doctors diagnosed West Nile virus neurologic disease in a Sicilian man, they immediately started a chain of events leading to massive testing of nearby horses, dogs, birds, and mosquitoes to find the outbreak’s source.
Equine biosecurity might become easier thanks to new in-field tests using recently developed isothermal technology, which could detect infected horses in less than an hour.
Dr. Scott Morrison describes the issues low heels can cause and the mechanical tools farriers and veterinarians can use to address them.
Learn what veterinarians are doing to improve how they control equine pain.
A researcher describes ectoparasites, infections, and hypersensitivity disorders that can cause pruritus in horses.
Use this visual guide to learn about the technologies your veterinarian might use to look inside your horse and why.
Survey: Veterinarians in the United Kingdom are more likely to follow competition rather than manufacturer influenza vaccination guidelines, potentially leaving horses with vaccination gaps.
Researchers found that about 40% of NSAID-treated horses in their study developed thickened intestinal walls, starting as early as the third day of treatment.
A survey found 100% of owners were happy with the results of their mares’ ovariectomies performed in response to pathologies; 90% were happy with elective ovariectomy results.
The editors of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care have scoured our archives and gathered our top lower limb lameness content. Sponsored by Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging.
Poll pain can cause performance, behavior, and welfare issues for horses. Learn how vets diagnose and treat it.
Here’s how to get your farm back to normal so your horses have a safe and comfortable place to, once again, call home.
In the four months since the MILEPET scanner’s installation at UC Davis Veterinary Hospital, veterinarians have imaged 100 horses; more than half were performance and pleasure horses.
Learn from Dr. Jennifer Janes, part of the University of Kentucky’s CSI team for horse diseases, conditions, and poisonings.
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