Health

Cases fluctuate widely on a yearly basis, depending on factors that influence vectors, hosts, transmission route, and viral replication.

The International Coalition of Working Equids has stepped in to help educate Nepal’s horse, donkey and mule owners about biosecurity following a Glanders outbreak.

The technique used in the study could help less wealthy countries generate affordable and effective vaccines, according to the scientists.

Most commercially fortified feeds contain more omega 6s than omega 3s, which creates an imbalance that can result in elevated inflammation throughout the horse’s body.

Equine services at the new facility will focus on sports medicine, diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation and after-hours urgent care. Small animals will be able to receive urgent and primary care.

Common eye condition in horses is a biofilm-associated leptospiral infection, researchers show.

“Now that we know which biological pathways cause the condition, we hope to design specific strategies to intervene.”

The work is being spearheaded by researchers at the University of Florida.

Researchers find that maximal eye temperature differs between breeds and sexes but not with age and size.

Feed rations, feeding practices and management factors are compared between horses with the condition and those without in a Scandinavian study. 

Vets should consider a possible fungal cause for lung infections following gastrointestinal disease in horses, say researchers.

“As EHV-2 shedding was common in healthy horses, a positive PCR result must be interpreted with caution regarding the formulation of biosecurity recommendations and causal diagnosis.”

In sport horses, cardiovascular problems represent the third cause of poor performance after musculoskeletal and respiratory disorders.