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Retrospective analysis of factors associated with umbilical diseases in foals J Equine Vet Sci. 2024 Apr:135:105045. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2024.105045. Epub 2024 Mar 11. Authors F Perina 1 , J Mariella 2 , N Ellero 2 , F Freccero 2 , C Castagnetti 3 , A Lanci 2 Affiliations 1 Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Bologna Università, … Read more
Equine gamma herpesvirus presence and viral load are not associated with equine glandular gastric disease Am J Vet Res. 2024 Mar 18:1-9. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.23.12.0282. Online ahead of print. Authors Rachelle N Thompson 1 , Erin Pearson 1 , Sean P McDonough 2 , Helenrose Iannitti 1 , Gerlinde R Van de Walle 3 , Heidi … Read more
Chlamydia psittaci is often associated with pet parrots however many types of birds carry the organism including ones that frequent our horse pastures. These include geese, ducks, turkeys, and pigeons. Of particular note is the description in the summary of possible transmission to humans from infected equine fetal tissues and resulting abortion. Taken from Wikipedia: … Read more
The take home message: Do all you can to keep dogs, foxes, coyotes, wolves out of the pasture. A low electric wire could be very effective. Here is why: Neospora has long been known as a cause of abortion in cows and brain disease in dogs. Dogs are the definitive host that transmit the disease … Read more
Though this report comes from South America this weed has spread world-wide and is common in stressed pastures. The flowers strongly resemble that of a dandelion but the stem to the flower is much tougher and somewhat longer. DrO Bilateral stringhalt associated with Hypochaeris radicata in Uruguayan horses Toxicon. 2024 May 29:245:107780. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2024.107780. Online … Read more
Equine dermatitis outbreak associated with parapoxvirus J Gen Virol. 2023 Dec;104(12). doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.001940. Authors Jenni Virtanen 1 2 , Katja Hautala 1 , Mira Utriainen 2 , Lara Dutra 2 , Katarina Eskola 3 4 , Niina Airas 1 , Ruut Uusitalo 1 2 5 , Ella Ahvenainen 2 , Teemu Smura 2 , Tarja … Read more
Corynebacterium diphtheria is known for the human throat infection diphtheria. However, it has been known to be involved in infections of several species of domesticated animals usually seen as a skin infection. The organisms were susceptible to penicillin, with the most severe responsive to IM penicillin and the early less severe conditions responsive to topical … Read more
Gestation Length is Associated With Early-Life Limb Deformities in Thoroughbred Foals J Equine Vet Sci. 2023 Oct;129:104896. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2023.104896. Epub 2023 Aug 2. Authors Rebecca Mouncey 1 , Juan Carlos Arango-Sabogal 2 , Amanda M de Mestre 3 , Kristien Verheyen 4 Affiliations 1 Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, UK. … Read more
Fungus and molds are known to produce a number of toxins (mycotoxins) that affect horses, most notably neurological disease (encephalomalacia). This study looked at a population of horses that was suffering from an increase incidence of colic and death. They found some of the feeds had an unusually high level of mycotoxins and the horses … Read more
Equine colic associated with small intestinal epiploic foramen entrapment Vet J. 2021 Mar;269:105608. Authors Thomas van Bergen 1 , Peter Wiemer 2 , Ann Martens 3 Affiliations 1 Clinique Equine Acy-Romance, 08300 Acy-Romance, France. Electronic address: thomas.vanbergen@clinique-acy.com. 2 De Lingehoeve Diergeneeskunde, Lienden, The Netherlands; Department of Surgery and Anaesthesiology of Domestic Animals, Faculty of Veterinary … Read more