In clinical trials, Laminil has been successful in stopping laminitis in 80 percent of horses treated so far and has shown efficacy with all types of laminitis.
 Strangles is a highly contagious disease caused by a bacteria called Streptococcus equi that affects the lymph glands around the throat and can be caught from any contaminated source.
For almost 100 years, veterinarians have puzzled over the cause of Theiler's disease, a mysterious type of equine hepatitis that is linked to blood products.
People tend to think that horses are such big animals they must be OK, and not to take notice of the weight issue of riders,â she said. âBut the health impact on the horse can be quite extreme.
Horses that have been treated with antibiotics and that live on farms where MRSA is known to be present are more likely to be carrying MRSA when they are admitted to an equine hospital.
65 horse deaths caused by the Hendra virus have been confirmed since 1994 and authorities believe there's strong evidence linking another 20 horse deaths to the disease.
Beginning May 28th, Dr. Dennis Brooks, an authority on equine eyes,will be receiving appointments and doing surgery at BVEH-Navasota, making this one of the few equine exclusive ophthalmology specialty services in the USA..
While horses seem predisposed to colic due to the anatomy and function of their digestive tracts, management can play a key role in prevention.
Horse owners are often surprised to find the feed that is cheaper by the bag may be more expensive per day because it must be fed at a larger amount per day or requires added expensive supplements to meet nutrient requirements.
Equine Guelph offers the opportunity to understand the importance of genetics and how it can influence a horse's ability to perform or render it susceptible to certain diseases, unsoundness or even a genetic disorder during Fall 2013 on-line classes.