Equine Trypanosomiasis: Laboratory Profiling

Equine Trypanosomiasis: Molecular Detection, Hematological, and Oxidative Stress Profiling Vet Med Int. 2024 Aug 16:2024:6550276. doi: 10.1155/2024/6550276. eCollection 2024. Authors Mostafa Shoraba 1 , Salma A Shoulah 1 , Faysal Arnaout 1 , Abdelfattah Selim 1 Affiliation 1 Department of Animal Medicine (Infectious Diseases) Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Benha University, Toukh 13736, Egypt. PMID: 39184948 … Read more

Reduced efficacy against cyathostomins (small strongyles) to pyrantel products

The study found that even with careful use small strongyle resistance to pyrantel products should be monitored to insure efficacy. DrO Demonstration of reduced efficacy against cyathostomins without change in species composition after pyrantel embonate treatment in Swedish equine establishments Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist. 2023 Nov 14:23:78-86. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2023.11.003. Online ahead of print. … Read more

Effects of Piroplasmosis on the Performance of Endurance Horses

Effects of Competitive ELISA-Positive Results of Piroplasmosis on the Performance of Endurance Horses Animals (Basel). 2022 Mar 3;12(5):637. doi: 10.3390/ani12050637. Authors Daniel Bravo-Barriga 1 , Francisco J Serrano-Aguilera 1 , Rafael Barrasa-Rita 2 , Miguel Ángel Habela 1 , Rafael Barrera Chacón 2 , Luis Javier Ezquerra 2 , María Martín-Cuervo 2 Affiliations 1 Parasitology … Read more

Treatment of equine superficial digital flexor tendonitis

A little surprising, surgery cases showed an improved % to recovery to race but no better results racing. I wonder why? DrO Intralesional bone marrow and superior check desmotomy is superior to conservative treatment of equine superficial digital flexor tendonitis Equine Vet J. 2022 Jan 9. doi: 10.1111/evj.13553. Online ahead of print. Authors D J … Read more

Suspensory ligament branch desmitis treated with mesenchymal stem cells

The lack of controls makes evaluation difficult however, a 71% return to racing for over 2 years seems like a pretty good record to me. DrO Racing performance of Thoroughbred racehorses with suspensory ligament branch desmitis treated with mesenchymal stem cells (2010-2019) Equine Vet J. 2023 Aug 3. doi: 10.1111/evj.13980. Online ahead of print. Authors … Read more

Medical causes of poor performance in Standardbred racehorses

Medical causes of poor performance and their associations with fitness in Standardbred racehorses J Vet Intern Med. 2023 May 6. doi: 10.1111/jvim.16734. Online ahead of print. Authors Chiara M Lo Feudo 1 , Luca Stucchi 2 , Bianca Conturba 2 , Giovanni Stancari 2 , Enrica Zucca 1 , Francesco Ferrucci 1 Affiliations 1 Equine … Read more

Review of management of horses with wounds involving the hock joint

When a joint is involved in a deep wound it is critical to determine whether the synovial integrity has been broken down and if so early aggressive therapy instituted. Certainly, systemic antibiotics should be instituted but perhaps more important is local antibiotic therapy aimed at reaching inside the joint. Joint lavage, intrasynovial antibiotics, and/or local … Read more

Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus Strains Isolated from Mares

Streptoccoccus species are generally considered sensitive to penicillin related antibiotics. This research found a hoigh incidence of resistance to penicillins and amikacin but continued sensitivity to ceftiofur. The emphasis here is the caution of inappropriate antibiotic use: proper diagnosis and sensitivity testing should guide treatment to help ameliorate the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. DrO … Read more

More on testing for insulin sensitivity and some interesting findings

While the article’s main thrust is certainly interesting, I don’t think it is the headline grabber. The grabber appears in the last line of the Abstract: Development of screening tools to identify insulin-dysregulated horses using only baseline blood sample appears promising. I could not resist that so went and read the article and they found … Read more

Dystocia frequency and causes in horses with a history of dystocia

Dystocia frequency and causes in horses with pregnancy disorders or a history of dystocia: A prospective study Reprod Domest Anim. 2024 Mar;59(3):e14541. doi: 10.1111/rda.14541. Authors Markus Ellerbrock 1 , Judith Krohn 1 , Kathrin Büttner 2 , Axel Wehrend 1 Affiliations 1 Veterinary Clinic for Reproductive Medicine and Neonatology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany. 2 Unit … Read more