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Swollen, hot painful mammary gland? This article suggests you consider Strep mastitis as a working diagnosis until you get it figured out. DrO Development and Pathology of the Equine Mammary Gland J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia. 2020 Dec 5. doi: 10.1007/s10911-020-09471-2. Online ahead of print. Author Katherine Hughes 1 Affiliation 1 Department of Veterinary Medicine, … Read more
I cannot say it better than they do: This study indicates that conservative management of muscle tears can result in favorable long-term outcomes. I would add that rehab started early and slowly may be important to prevent the injury from fibrosis resulting in shortening of the muscles reach, see the article associated with this forum … Read more
Vet Rec. 2020 Mar 22. Mortality, clinical findings, predisposing factors and treatment of Clostridioides difficile colitis in Japanese thoroughbred racehorses. Nomura M1, Kuroda T2, Tamura N2, Muranaka M3, Niwa H4. Author information: 1. The Horse Racing School, Japan Racing Association, Shiroi, Chiba, Japan Motoi_Nomura@jra.go.jp. 2. Clinical Science & Pathobiology Division, Equine Research Institute, Japan Racing … Read more
Size of the lesion and the presence of lameness affected the prognosis but treatment with screw fixation had a good outcome. DrO Vet Surg. 2020 Feb 7. Subchondral lucencies of the proximal tibia in 17 horses. Santschi EM1, Whitman JL2, Prichard MA2, Lopes MAF3, Pigott JH4, Brokken MT5, Jenson PW6, Johnson CR7, Morrow C8, Brusie … Read more
Fine-scale collective movements reveal present, past and future dynamics of a multilevel society in Przewalski’s horses Nat Commun. 2023 Sep 5;14(1):5096. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-40523-3. Authors Katalin Ozogány 1 2 , Viola Kerekes 3 , Attila Fülöp 4 5 6 7 8 , Zoltán Barta # 4 5 , Máté Nagy # 9 10 11 12 Affiliations … Read more
This study found that foals vaccinated concurrently with flu and rhino (herpesvirus) were as well protected and had no more side effects than those vaccinated separately two weeks apart. DrO Primary vaccination in foals: a comparison of the serological response to equine influenza and equine herpesvirus vaccines administered concurrently or 2 weeks apart Arch Virol. … Read more
Association between the plasma concentration of melatonin and behavioral temperament in horses J Anim Sci Technol. 2023 Sep;65(5):1094-1104. doi: 10.5187/jast.2023.e12. Epub 2023 Sep 30. Authors Yubin Song 1 , Junyoung Kim 1 , Youngjae Park 2 , Minjung Yoon 1 3 4 Affiliations 1 Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 37224, … Read more
This paper has much practical information. Show jumpers are used for the study but most of the conclusions should apply to other disciplines. A key conclusion is that the best way to monitor fitness is to evaluate the horse’s cardio-vascular response to the work expected during competition. Also heart rate, and I would add HR … Read more
Vet Parasitol. 2019 Aug 7;273:52-59. Risk factors for equine intestinal parasite infections and reduced efficacy of pyrantel embonate against Parascaris sp. Hautala K1, Näreaho A2, Kauppinen O2, Nielsen MK3, Sukura A2, Rajala-Schultz PJ2. Author information: 1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 66, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. 2. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box … Read more