News and issues for equine health professionals
If a horse tests positive for Lyme disease antibodies, does that mean the horse has the disease? Dr. Eric Swinebroad responds.
Equine internal medicine specialist Dr. Eric Swinebroad offers an overview of testing available for Lyme disease.
Two veterinarians share what has remained the same and what’s changing when it comes to diagnosing and treating this frustrating condition, once known as navicular. Read an excerpt from this in-depth article in our July 2018 issue.
Researchers found that standing surgery results were at least as good as those of surgeries performed under general anesthesia. The new procedure also allows better surgical access to the target tissues, they said.
Researchers found horses treated for superficial digital flexor tendonitis with a new biologic product recovered better than those that received a placebo.
New research suggests that herders developed veterinary dentistry in Mongolia and eastern Eurasia more than 3,000 years ago.
Researchers have learned that fractured splint bone healing can be optimized by replacing metal screws with absorbable ones.
Learn about equine oviduct anatomy and function and the role oviduct pathology on fertility from of Maria R. Schnobrich, VMD, Dipl. ACT, of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital’s LeBlanc Reproduction Center.
German researchers found hoof angle changes affect horses differently and might create new problems.
One Auburn University veterinarian says she routinely uses acupuncture on horses for pain management associated with musculoskeletal conditions, such as arthritis, and for treating neuropathies.
The IDEA Veterinary Innovation Competition is intended to stimulate and develop creative ideas from young veterinary problem solvers.
Misinterpretations (believing a horse is happy when in fact he’s depressed, for example) could cause these future professionals to miss signs of poor welfare and put themselves at risk of injury (if they perceive an agitated horse as playful, for instance).
Researchers say the standing technique minimizes risk to the patient, reduces costs to the client, and limits complications.
Dr. Debra Taylor describes the visual exam of a healthy hoof and how horses’ feet can change in response to external factors.
Practitioners must use clinical signs and laboratory testing to distinguish between these sometimes similar ailments.
These findings help us better understand how and why horses’ teeth wear as they do, researchers said.
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