New Treatment for Mare Endometritis Examined (AAEP 2011)
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
March 10, 2012
The buffered chelators had no deleterious effects on the endometrium or the establishment of pregnancy.
The buffered chelators had no deleterious effects on the endometrium or the establishment of pregnancy.
The team measured anti-Mullerian hormone in the blood to successfully diagnose chryptorchidism.
Horse owners have all the resources needed to ensure a properly vaccinated horse, one researcher said.
One researcher noted that some defects not visible on radiographs (X rays) were easily identified via MRI.
A single dose of dexamethasone at breeding time did not appear to interfere with ovulation.
Developments in equine lameness research, discussed during the 2011 AAEP Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Topics included tendon/ligament injuries, microstructural alterations, navicular bone degeneration, bone marrow-derived stem cells, and more.
Dr. Noah Cohen described the importance of integrating the science of epidemiology into equine practice in his delivery of the Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture at the 2011 AAEP Convention.
Miscellaneous topics included studies on besnoitiosis in donkeys and fever prevalence in imported horses from the 2011 AAEP Covention, held in San Antonio, Texas.
Equine reproduction topics including tests for ovarian tumors, dummy mounts and stallions, an alternative approach for endometritis, and making mares cycle in winter during the reproduction section of the 2011 AAEP Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
Equine respiratory topics including evaluating the upper respiratory tract and treating its ailments and managing inflammatory airway disease in horses is included in the Respiratory section of the 2011 AAEP Convention held in San Antonio, Texas.
Topics including third eyelid removal options, correcting nephrosplenic entrapments, resolving patella infection in foals, and suture material for abdominal incisions were discussed during the Equine Surgery section of the 2011 AAEP Convention.
Veterinarians have fine-tuned numerous methods for evaluating the upper respiratory tract for abnormalities.
Advances in equine orthopedics and wound care such as managing kissing spines, cast complications, evaluating the horse’s movement, and granulation tissue management were discussed during the 2011 AAEP Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
Our in-depth coverage of the 2011 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention (Nov. 17-20 in San Antonio, Texas) includes summaries of nearly 100 up-to-date presentations and other sessions on all aspects of equine veterinary medicine.
Jaw fracture repair (with David A Wilson, DVM) and handling foaling dystocia on the farm (with David Freeman, DVM) are tackled during the 2011 AAEP Convention in San Antonio, Texas
Drs. Patrick M. McCue, Scott E. Palmer, and Steve Reed presented the top studies in equine reproduction, surgery, and medicine during the 2011 AAEP Convention’s Kester News Hour in San Antonio, Texas.
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