News and issues for equine health professionals
Ron Hines, DVM, PhD, is suing the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners on grounds that the board violated his first amendment right to free speech when it revoked his license, preventing him from providing remote veterinary services vial telephone and the internet.
Read the latest in equine health research, news, and information presented at the 2018 British Equine Veterinary Congress in Birmingham, England.
Amanda Craven, DVM; Elisabeth Leahy, DVM; Heather Morrissey, DVM; and Taylor Powell, DVM, each received a $4,000 award from the Zoetis/AAEP Foundation scholarship program.
Dr. Amy Stieler Stewart is studying the potential therapeutic benefits of stem cells in colic cases.
The AAEP recognized California regulatory veterinarian Dr. Kent Fowler for his leadership and advocacy in protecting the horse from infectious diseases.
Top tweets from the AAEP President’s luncheon and Tuesday’s educational sessions.
Carolyn Arnold, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, of Texas A&M University offers a better understanding of the gut microbiome’s role in colic and colitis.
Being an equine veterinarian isn’t always easy, but one practitioner says it’s cases like this that make it all worthwhile.
Top tweets and take-homes from Monday’s educational sessions on topics including saddle fit and mare reproduction.
Top tweets from the opening session of the 2018 AAEP Convention, including highlights from the keynote address and Kester News Hour.
Dr. Kyla Ortved explains how bisphosphonate drugs work, their use in human medicine, and how they can help horses with navicular syndrome.
Researchers found that high-field MRI provided highly detailed and anatomically accurate images of equine stifle soft tissues.
MRI revolutionized the way veterinarians diagnose problems with the equine podotrochlear apparatus. Dr. Kyla Ortved explains its importance and when it’s worth the expense.
MRI is allowing vets to identify lameness conditions that were harder to evaluate in the past. One such ailment, most frequently found in sport horses, is osseous trauma of the long pastern bone’s sagittal groove. Here’s what they’ve learned so far about this condition.
Neck pain in horses remains challenging for veterinarians to diagnose and treat, but new options are on the horizon, one practitioner says.
Learn why antibiotics are used to treat certain infections in horses and how you can help prevent antibiotic resistance.
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