NC State DVM student Briana Blackwelder said that with the help of supervising veterinarians, a team provided preventative care to so many horses she lost count.
Although epilepsy is rarely documented in horses, Arabian foals from certain familial lines exhibit a condition known as equine juvenile idiopathic epilepsy. Recent research has provided new...
Post-anesthetic fever is a known complication of general anesthesia, however, its incidence in horses undergoing elective magnetic resonance imaging is unknown.
Synovial sepsis is a condition that affects veterinary and human medicine and requires coordinated efforts, as well as environmental considerations to accurately diagnose and preserve effective...
Back pain is a common complaint, clinical finding and performance limiting factor in sport horses. This study sought to gather current veterinary trends in the diagnosis, treatment and management of...
Nerve growth factor is a neurotrophin that is increased in osteoarthritic joints of horses. In humans, NGF has been associated with pain, and both synovial and serum NGF concentrations are increased...
Glucocorticoid preparations have anti-inflammatory effects and are commonly used in the equine clinical setting. However, such treatments can cause several side effects.
Subchondral lucencies in the distal aspect of the medial femoral condyle of young Thoroughbred horses are a source of controversy on presale radiographs. There...
Research evidence supports hippotherapy as an effective, medically recognized intervention for the rehabilitation of gross motor skills. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of...
PetTalk, from the School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
Although asthma symptoms generally worsen in the winter for horses because of the cold, dry air, summer weather can also “stirrup” trouble for horses with a specific form of asthma — summer...
Horse racing has long been controversial. Advocates say the sport is beautiful and the horses love to run, while detractors say the owners and trainers do anything necessary, including endangering...
Merck Animal Health’s ongoing, voluntary equine biosurveillance program studies the prevalence and epidemiology of relevant viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens. The program was launched in...
