Recognizing the surprisingly subtle symptoms of early respiratory disease is a focus of upcoming free webinar on March 29th.
According to the AAEP, it is important for a veterinarian to evaluate foals under a month old experiencing diarrhea because they can develop life-threatening dehydration in six to eight hours.
Horses' lungs can harbor disease without anyone noticing until it reaches an advanced state and signs such as coughing and exercise intolerance develop.
With ERU, the horse's immune system inappropriately attacks normal or host proteins in the eye, causing damage that can lead to blindness.
Coronavirus is spread when feces from an infected horse is ingested by another horse and can also be transmitted when horses make oral contact with surfaces contaminated with infected feces.
Horse owners and others are encouraged to sign up for free alert service by The Equine Disease Communication Center for accurate and timely equine disease information.
With weather affecting forage available to horses, they are more inclined to ingest unfamiliar plants so horse owners need to be familiar with poisonous plants and signs of toxicity.
Early identification and reporting of ill horses is critical in order to trace possible points of exposure and to aid in the prevention of further spread of the disease.
Aspects of general care needed to keep your horse healthy throughout his or her life include routine veterinary care for vaccinations, parasite control, dental care, grooming, hoof care, and protection from elements.
Biosecurity is the compilation of management protocols that limit the transmission and spread of disease-causing pathogens such bacteria, viruses or fungal infections.