News
Horse Health
-
AAEP's Summer Ed Providing New Knowledge to Veterinarians
The AAEP's 2013 series of summer continuing education meetings will impart the latest trends and best practices in the diagnosis and treatment of core areas of equine health.
-
African Horse Sickness - Are British Horses at Risk?
Fears are growing that African horse sickness, which kills 95 per cent of infected animals, may be brought to Britain by wind-borne insects, just as the Schmallenberg virus was last year, and the Bluetongue virus before that.
-
Alert: Compounding Pharmacies Untracked and Unregulated
Compounding pharmacies, including those that produce equine medications, are going largely untracked, unregulated and under-inspected by states across America, according to a new report.
-
Dangers in Use of NSAIDs in Horses
NSAIDs can contribute to GI ulcers, diarrhea from colitis and colic, triggering bouts of laminitis and short term NSAID use has the potential for renal (kidney) and liver toxicity.
-
APHIS Approves Study of Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy
APHIS is conducting the Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy Study as part of an ongoing series of NAHMS studies on the U.S. livestock population and the spread of disease.
-
AQHA Requirements for Piroplasmosis Testing in Horses
Currently, the US is considered equine piroplasmosis-free, but it is possible that, without proactive measures, the disease could gain a foothold and many more testing regulations would be required.
-
Attention to Daily Details Will Help Keep Your Horse Healthy
Subtle early signs of ill health in horses are easily missed without a daily inspection, yet early detection is essential, and the more quickly appropriate remedial care is taken, or treatment applied, the better.
-
Ban on Purina Feed from California Plant Lifted
The ban was instituted last month after Purina's horse feed products resulted in 48 positive tests for the banned medication zilpaterol, which is used to build mass in livestock.
-
Embedded Halter Successfully Removed from Horse
An embedded halter that had been left on a horse for about eight months was successfully removed in Layton, Utah, by a local veterinarian.
-
Blood Tests May Be Diagnostic Key to Grass Sickness in Horses
 Although the acute and subacute types of Equine Grass Sickness are almost always fatal regardless of treatment, horses with chronic EGS may survive if they are fed high-energy concentrated feeds.