Health

March 03, 2011
Equine Diseases: EEE, WEE, WNV, and VEE
Each of these diseases continues to be a potential threat because the viruses that cause them are still present

March 03, 2011
New Weapon Against Scratches
Scratches is the name commonly given to the patches of cracked, irritated skin, often with a secondary bacterial infection,

March 01, 2011
Treating Equine Eye Irritation
Horses with equine recurrent uveitis (ERU) show swelling of the eye, irritation, and eventual blindness. Treatment used to involve

March 01, 2011
Common Diseases of Older Horses
Maladies of the digestive, musculoskeletal, respiratory, and endocrine systems are the problems seen most often in older horses and

February 28, 2011
Management Practices to Minimize Colic
Reducing the occurrence of colic is possible when sound management practices are followed.

February 25, 2011
Lower Critical Temperature for Horses
Body temperature of horses is influenced by the ambient temperature, wind, sunlight, precipitation, and relative humidity. The most common

February 24, 2011
Foal Diarrhea and Prebiotics
In the second year, both treated and untreated foals in the study group had similarly low rates of diarrhea,

February 23, 2011
Strangles Test Developed
A rapid diagnostic test for strangles in horses has been perfected by a team of researchers from the University

February 22, 2011
Decreasing the Risk of Colic in Horses
Management appears to play the greatest role in decreasing the risk of colic.

February 22, 2011
Mistletoe for Sarcoid Treatment
Mistletoe extract is one of the most recent developments in sarcoid treatment.