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There has been growing thought that the modified live intranasal influenza vaccine (flAvert®)may help with prevention of herpes virus infection in weanlings. Well it does not prevent herpes infection but does result in milder infections. DrO Can Vet J. 2020 May;61(5):517-520. Prevention of respiratory infections with alpha- and gamma-herpesviruses in weanling foals by using a … Read more
Improved methods for the genetic analysis of organisms is unveiling much of why, what we thought were the same diseases, behave differently in different cases: it may not be the same organism. Already it was understood that there were different subspecies of the organism that causes Potomac Horse Fever and may be responsible for the … Read more
I find the ideas in this summary as fascinating in particular the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases like COPD (RAO or Heaves) with MSC’s instead of steroids. But I put this here also as a warning we still have little knowledge of how to do this at this time. MSC’s are playing effective roles in … Read more
In the past arthroscopy of the large joint of the hock, necessary to evaluate the cartilage in lame horses, required general anesthesia. Newer equipment with very small diameters allows for standing evaluation with sedation, at least where the equipment is available. DrO Vet Surg. 2020 Jan 13 Diagnostic needle arthroscopy of the tarsocrural joint in … Read more
This is important because of the wide spread use of EDTA as a anticoagulant in blood collection (purple top tube) in veterinary medicine. For insulin testing either a red top (no anticoagulant resulting in serum and a clot) or green top (heparin) tube should be used and then refrigerated if it is going to take … Read more
Equine Vet J. 2019 Sep 12. Non-surgical and surgical management of metacarpo/metatarsophalangeal joint dorsal chip fracture in the Thoroughbred racehorse. Ramzan PHL1, Wylie CE1,2. Author information: 1. Rossdales LLP, Beaufort Cottage Stables, High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, UK. 2. Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. Abstract BACKGROUND: … Read more
Oxytocin homogenizes horse group organization iScience. 2024 Jun 24;27(7):110356. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110356. eCollection 2024 Jul 19. Authors James Brooks 1 2 , Tamao Maeda 2 3 , Monamie Ringhofer 4 , Shinya Yamamoto 1 2 Affiliations 1 Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. 2 Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. 3 Research Center … Read more
Employment in the equine industry in 2022: Insights into career types, salaries, and benefits J Equine Vet Sci. 2024 Sep:140:105142. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2024.105142. Epub 2024 Jun 28. Authors Hannah L Lochner 1 , Aubrey L Jaqueth 2 , W Burton Staniar 3 , Krishona L Martinson 4 Affiliations 1 University of Minnesota, Department of Animal Science, … Read more