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THE TIMELINE OF LAMINITIS
What happens within the foot of a laminitic horse? We know that the coffin bone can sink or rotate within the foot of a horse with severe laminitis, but that's fairly late in the game. Researchers are very interested in what happens earlier than that--in what microscopic changes take place before there is enough damage to destabilize the coffin bone. Understanding these changes can help researchers investigate how to prevent those changes and hopefully prevent this painful disease. Continue reading...
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RESEARCHERS PINPOINT LINK BETWEEN APPALOOSA COLORING AND NIGHT BLINDNESS Appaloosas with coat patterns indicating they are homozygous for LP, the main gene responsible for Appaloosa spotting, are affected by congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB), according to new research. CSNB is an inherited disorder that is present from birth and does not progress over time. Affected horses suffer from a complete lack of night vision, yet their day vision is normal.
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HOW VETERINARIANS AND HORSE OWNERS CAN COMBAT THE AFTERMATH OF STRESS
You know the drill: you load your healthy horse into a trailer and head off to a show, a race, a breeding appointment, etc., and the next thing you know, your horse is sick.
That's because stress-inducing events may reactivate the equine herpesvirus Types 1 and 4 (EHV-1 and EHV-4), which the majority of horses can carry latently in their bodies. The result can be an upper respiratory tract illness, or worse. Not to mention lost competition time, expensive veterinary visits and the possibility of infecting other horses.
Your veterinarian has the answer: ZYLEXIS. Given in a series of three injections - two before and one after the stressful event - ZYLEXIS stimulates the horse's immune system, resulting in less nasal discharge, fewer respiratory symptoms and for fewer days.1 Now that's a load off you and your horse. See your veterinarian for more information.
1 Data on file, Study Report No. Equine 1-98, Pfizer Inc.
Zylexis is a trademark of Pfizer Inc.
© 2007 Pfizer Inc. All rights reserved.
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MORE RECENT ADVANCES IN MANAGING MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES AND ARTHRITIS
David Frisbie, DVM, PhD, of the Gail Holmes Equine Orthopaedic Research Center at Colorado State University, discussed the use of autologous conditioned serum (ACS), also known as interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protein (IRAP). Whole blood is cultured with glass beads to upregulate interleukin-1. This material is put directly back into a horse's ailing joint in a series of three injections, followed up at monthly intervals with another dose or two. In nonsurgical joints that are at least partially responsive to HA and steroids, IRAP treatment elicits less lameness and less synovitis up to 40 days following treatment. Continue reading...
Other news from the AAEP Focus on Lameness meeting:
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EQUINE FLU INQUIRY: FIVE HORSES NOT CHECKED
An investigation into how equine influenza entered Australia and who is responsible is in full swing.
Retired High Court Judge Ian Callinan, who is conducting the inquiry into how equine influenza escaped quarantine in early August, heard that a plane carrying five stallions from Japan to Australia did not get checked by quarantine officers in Sydney "because it had come via Melbourne," even though customs officers were still required to clear the passengers. Continue reading...
Other news about the Australia equine influenza outbreak:
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ASK THE VET: TORN EYELID
Q. My husband is boarding a 10-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse mare for a friend. When she was loaded in the trailer, she bumped the outside of her eye and split the flesh straight out from the corner about a half inch. It did not damage her eyeball. She has bumped it a couple of more times since then and is extremely head shy due to the discomfort. The top eyelid is swollen. Should this have been sewn up by a veterinarian at the time it was done, and is there anything besides keeping it clean and applying antibiotic salve to help the healing? We had this same thing happen a few years ago, and the horse's eye healed up fine without any scarring or problems of this sort.
A. Click here to read the response from Ann Dwyer, DVM.
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BARN SWEET BARN
Results of Last Week's Poll
Does your barn have adequate ventilation?
- Yes, it is well-designed and properly constructed: 64.47% (735)
- I don't have or use a barn for my horse(s): 17.28% (197)
- No, we have air drafts: 6.67% (76)
- No, I could add a few more reasons to those listed: 4.65% (53)
- No, moisture is a concern: 3.51% (40)
- No, we have problems with very high or low temperatures: 3.42% (39)
Total votes: 1,140
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FROM THE HORSE MAGAZINE: A NEW BREED OF BRIDLE
You've seen the ads and followed the debates on Internet equine lists, but you're still a little confused: What is the difference between The Bitless Bridle and other cross-under bitless bridles (CBBs) versus the traditional type of bit-free bridles such as the hackamore? Even more importantly, what are the advantages and disadvantages of the CBBs versus bridles with bits? Continue reading...
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AAEP HEALTH LINK: DROPPING FEED
I have a 7-year-old stallion that has begun dropping food when he eats. We have had a vet come and float his teeth and we were pleased with her work. However, he continues to drop his feed. Visit the Horse Owner section of www.AAEP.org and click on the "Ask the Vet" link to view questions and answers during the month of October when Dr. Mary Delorey answered horse owners' questions concerning equine dental care
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LAWSONIA INFECTIONS: AN EMERGING PROBLEM Over the past decade, Lawsonia intracellularis, the bacterium responsible for proliferative enteropathy (a spreading disease of the intestines), has been diagnosed with increasing frequency in horses and is now a significant problem in the industry.
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MATCHMAKING: ADOPTABLE HORSE
Harley is an 8-year-old Quarter Pony gelding, standing just under 14 hands. He has energy and speed and is not for the beginner, but he is a great guy for the trail. Harley is sound and healthy.
Please e-mail or visit the St. Francis Horse Rescue Web site for more information about Harley and other horses available at the Rosholt, Wisc., facility.
Are you a registered not-for-profit organization with an adoptable horse? Send a photo, description of the horse, and your Web site URL here to have your horse listed.
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NOMINEES SOUGHT FOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASE Nominations have opened for two-year membership appointments to the committee that advises the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture on actions necessary to prevent the introduction of foreign livestock and poultry diseases into the United States.
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EXCERPT FROM REVISED UNDERSTANDING EQUINE NUTRITION: FATS
If there's a nutritional buzzword for the 21st century, it's fat. We humans still might not understand fully the differences between saturated and unsaturated fats, let alone "good" cholesterol and "bad" cholesterol--but we all know how to count our fat grams! While we struggle to keep our diets as low-fat as possible, fat has a different focus when it comes to the horse ... because only in recent years have we recognized the value of raising the fat levels in an equine athlete's diet. Continue reading...
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EVENT CALENDAR
Check out our revised Events Calendar; view all the upcoming events by day, week, or month. To submit a horse health event to TheHorse.com calendar, click here!
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