Equine Technical Articles
Article published the May 24, 2012:
History:
Jumla DLSO reported the death of the periodic total 31 adult mules With symptoms as abnormal behavior, aggression, changing habits, misalignment proprioception, abnormal pupillary response to light, a...
Article published the May 9, 2012:
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This report describes the first Brazilian equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) isolation from a single fatal equine herpes myeloencephalopathy case in a mare. The isolation of EHV-1 was confirmed from t...
Article published the December 30, 2011:
Insulin resistance in horses is a complex pathophysiological condition that appears to underlie several chronic conditions often encompassed by the term "equine metabolic syndrome", including laminitis, obesity...
Article published the December 22, 2011:
Insulin resistance is becoming more prevalent among horses worldwide and is associated with a range of metabolic disturbances (Geor and Frank, 2009). Nutrition has a major impact on insulin kinetics and metabol...
Article published the May 16, 2011:
ABSTRACT We evaluated the efficacy and residual load of an antiparasitic oral in gel (doraQuest l.a.® ) based on doramectina composition is 1.75% (w/w) in riding horses, for the control of gastrointe...
Article published the May 11, 2011:
Equine Amnionitis and Foetal Loss (EAFL) was first described in 2004 following an outbreak of abortions in mares that had an unusual and consistent pattern of clinical and pathological signs. Examination of rep...
Article published the April 27, 2011:
Animal carcass composting for both routine and emergency management of food animal mortalities is a safe method of carcass disposal.{Berge, 2009 126 /id} It has been used in varying extent, depending on region ...
Article published the July 3, 2009:
In recent years, there have been multiple incidences of major floods in the Midwest of the US as a result of hurricanes and large storms. These floods pose a major risk to humans and animals alike. Horses in pa...
Article published the July 3, 2009:
Many people use a visual inspection to get a good idea of the quality of hay they have. There are many different things that one needs to pay attention to when visually inspecting the quality of hay. The first ...
Article published the July 3, 2009:
1 Organize the clutter.• Clean your tack room and grooming supplies throwing out items that are worn or broken.• Clean up aisle ways and indoor arenas.• Put stall fans and light weight sheets in ...