The Equine Liver in Health and Disease
Nancy S. Loving, DVM
March 29, 2016
The liver is a complex organ tasked with many vital functions that maintain and sustain a horse’s health and life.
The liver is a complex organ tasked with many vital functions that maintain and sustain a horse’s health and life.
Foaling rates one and two years after successful cyst removal via laser photoablation were 74% and 65%, respectively.
Epiploic foramen entrapments and gastrosplenic ligament entrapments are similar, but have some key differences.
Eighty-one percent of mares survived with treatment and 77% of mares bred the subsequent year carried a foal to term.
Researchers recently confirmed that in poor and rural communities, equid health is intrinsically linked to human health.
From behavioral changes to yawning, signs of neurologic problems in horses can be challenging to decipher.
Veterinarians should be familiar with what’s normal and what’s not normal on a foal’s blood sample test results.
For gelding, postoperative problems can range from mild swelling to devastating intestinal prolapse.
Vets can use amikacin and mepivacaine to safely and effectively treat lower limb injuries in standing, sedated horses.
The procedure involves removing a sarcoid from the horse and implanting pieces of it back into the horse’s neck.
Millions of families worldwide depend on working equids for transportation, farming, economic value, and social value.
Be mindful of the associated health risks and understand how to best manage your horse before and after air travel.
Read our in-depth coverage from the 2015 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention in Las Vegas. Topics include wound care, neurologic disorders, lameness diagnosis, and more.
A researcher offers tips on how veterinarians can pinpoint the cause in unresolved upper hind limb lameness cases.
From 2002 to 2014, researchers identified a fatality rate of 0.32 per 1,000 starts in endurance horses.
Researchers found that anticoagulant rodenticide ingestion coupled with strenuous exercise can be fatal to horses.
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