Dr. Koenig of the University of Guelph Equine Program began studying shock wave treatment when a particular horse with a broken leg came in for treatment. Koenig was interested in all the work that had been done in humans using shock wave therapy and prec
Utah state officials have quarantined a Cache County farm after one case of equine herpes (EHV) was confirmed and two other horses were euthanized with symptoms consistent with the disease.
Strenuous exercise is associated in horses, humans, and dogs with the development of gastrointestinal disease, including diarrhea, cramping, and ulceration. Human marathon runners have up to an 80% prevalence of gastrointestinal bleeding, and racing sled
Equine herpesvirus-1, also known as EHV-1, has been making headlines for the past few years. In 2011, some horses that had attended the National Cutting Horse Association Western National Championship in Ogden, Utah, began showing neurologic signs after l
Diagnostic tests at the CAHFS laboratory at UC Davis have confirmed that a euthanized horse was EHV-1 positive. On Tuesday, March 5, a horse at Santa Anita â My Sugar Sugar, trained by Eddie Truman â required euthanasia after developing neurological s
DNA microarrays are small, solid supports containing thousands of gene sequences that are immobilized or attached at fixed locations.
With the advent of fiber optic gastroscopy, many veterinarians and horse owners have been surprised to find that the incidence of ulcers in horses is more common than once thought. Studies reveal that up to one-third of horses confined in stalls have ulce
A recent study by researchers at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine addressed the importance of selenium in the diet of brood mares.
ZetrOZ LLC, manufacturer of the UltrOZ Elite, is recruiting patients in a clinical trial at Hagyard Medical Equine Institute for Proximal Sesamoiditis of the Fetlock joints. According to Bryant Guffey, CEO of Ultroz, LLC, âthe condition for sesamoiditis
State Health Commissioner Nirav R. Shah, M.D., M.P.H., and health officials from counties in Central New York have joined together to raise awareness about the dangers of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and the importance of taking personal protective m