2015 WEVA Congress Wrap-Up
Erica Larson
January 29, 2016
Learn about colic, joint health, nutrition, and more from our 2015 World Equine Veterinary Association Congress coverage.
News and issues for equine health professionals
Learn about colic, joint health, nutrition, and more from our 2015 World Equine Veterinary Association Congress coverage.
An ever-present threat to equine industries worldwide, presented by University of Kentucky’s Dr. Peter Timoney.
While it’s not yet commercially available, vets recently constructed and tested a CPAP machine for equine neonates.
Good-quality ultrasonography is reasonably reliable for detecting PSD, but it underestimates the presence of adhesions.
While researchers have yet to see full resolution in study horses, all tumors reduced in size or stopped growing.
Coconut, or copra, meal could be useful for horses requiring low-NSC diets, researchers found
Vets can use SAA levels to differentiate between systemic inflammation and noninflammatory diseases in horses.
Use slow-feeders and reduced feeding rates to safely and effectively decrease horses’ body weight, researchers said.
While environmental factors, such as nutrition and training, shape sustainability, genetics influence it, as well.
Scientists studied the kinematics of both horse and rider to better understand exactly what goes on during collection.
Researchers are trying to determine why healthy equine athletes suffer sudden death and if there’s a way to prevent it.
Researchers found “remarkably low levels” of E. coli colonization in Sable Island horses’ guts.
This virus is bad news. It’s deadly for horses, deadly for humans, and can be passed from sick horse to human caregiver.
This marks the first time such a connection has been made in any mammalian species.
Upward fixation of the patella resolved in 97% of horses undergoing a medial patellar ligament splitting procedure.
Equine Veterinarians Australia takes a look at what goes on behind the scenes with racehorse practitioners.
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