Diseases and Conditions
Compendium Articles
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Equine Herpesvirus-1
 Learn about the EHV viruses that are commonly found in horses and the effects they have in causing respiratory disease, abortion, neonatal foal deaths and neurological damage and how you can prevent your horse from contracting EHV-1 and related diseases
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Equine Infectious Anemia
Learn about Equine Infectious Anemia and the clinical signs related to attacks that destroy red blood cells and can affect the vital organs of the house through inflammation and secondary infections.
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Equine Influenza
Learn about the viruses that cause most cases of Equine Inflenza and the vaccinations schedules that offer the best protection along with ways to care for the horse with influenza.
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Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
Learn about Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis, a common neurological disease caused by a protozoa carried by the opossum that often causes recumbency and death if not promptly diagnosed and treated.
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Equine Rhinopneumonitis
 Learn about Equine Rhinopneumonitis, a respiratory disease of horses also known as Herpesvirus-4, the symptoms, and how to prevent and treat the disease which can cause on-going neurological problems.
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Equine Viral Arteritis
 Read about Equine Viral Arteritis and how it can manifest as either a respiratory or venereal disease that can be prevented with a vaccination, quarantine of in-contact horses, and proper disinfection of the horse environment and tack.
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Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage
Learn about Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage, the theories about the true causes of the condition and why both treatment and prevention are complicated even with the best veterinary care.
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Fescue Toxicity
Learn about Fescue Toxicity and why mares that consume large amounts of endophyte-infested tall fescue can suffer from a number of reproductive problems that can also affect the foal both before and after birth.
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Fistulous Withers
Learn about the causes of Fistulous Withers that result from infectious, parasitic or physical factors, and the different treatments necessary depending on the cause of the disease.
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Fly Bites
Learn why it is important to identify the kinds of flies that are attacking your horse, how to treat the itching, inflammation and secondary infections caused by fly bites, and why the best prevention methods include getting rid of fly breeding sites.