Health

A gallium-based ointment could prove to be an inexpensive and effective wound care product for horses.

Waiting until after flowers appear can be too late to implement control tactics. This is one reason buttercups can survive year to year.

Study finds that antibiotics are often sold without a prescription, illegally and indiscriminately by insufficiently trained pharmacists to owners of working equines in India.

“We hope the similarities between the tumour in horses and people can offer a true One Health benefit.”

“Further studies to establish whether the cysts are also present in the horse and pony populations are warranted.”

A condition usually sparked by a high heart rate in horses can now be detected by analysing low heart rate recordings.

Is your horse’s topline less than ideal? Here are some nutritional tips to help get back on track.

Positive test result in a mare in Waikato is the first case of equine piroplasmosis recorded in New Zealand. It was found during routine health testing before the horse was to be shipped to Australia for breeding.

Skin diseases in horses warrant veterinary attention, according to the study team.

“We need more ‘donkey podiatrists’, as well as more resources for preventing donkey hoof problems.”

“If they cough it usually signifies a problem, unlike in people who have a very well developed cough reflex and may cough because of a simple throat tickle.”