News and issues for equine health professionals
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?
The most common horse vertebral issues seen over a decade at one diagnostic lab were wobbler syndrome, fracture/subluxation, and abnormal spinal curvature.
Pinpointing an injury’s location is important for not only an accurate diagnosis but also a proper treatment and successful outcome.
Equine researchers tested the treatment approach, which is commonly used in human diabetes patients.
The researcher replaces Dr. Peter Timoney, recently retired professor and Lennep Chair in Equine Veterinary Science at the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Center.
Musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, and metabolic disease and laminitis in horses are among the research areas the organization has prioritized.
Employ nontraditional methods to discover more about pregnancies, pathology, and problematic anatomy, all using a transrectal probe.
If you suspect your horse’s hair whorls have something to do with his personality, you might be right.
How veterinarians can prep horses, prep themselves, and use their ultrasound machines to do more.
Learn more about extracorporeal shock wave therapy and how it can help rehabilitate or treat horses with a variety of conditions and injuries. Sponsored by PulseVet.
Practitioners have a new tool for assessing fetal growth/age in late gestation.
A Washington State University survey found about 27% of U.S. horse owners obtain pain killers from noncompliant sources.
The readily available modality can reveal more information so veterinarians can make a definitive diagnosis.
Thorough exams, conducted early in the inflammation process, make way for better treatment planning.
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