Recent News for Vet and Professional
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Filly or Colt? Find Out Before It's Born
January 01, 2001
Knowing the gender of a foal before it is born helps the horse owner or breeder better manage several different aspects of the horse business. This new management tool is very safe, accurate, and can be incorporated into most breeding programs... Read More
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Thoughts on Equine Dentistry
January 01, 2001
I believe very few aspects of equine health care have attracted as much attention and advanced as rapidly in the past five years as the practice of equine dentistry. There have been rapid technological developments in the equipment and... Read More
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The Guttural Pouch: Friend or Foe?
January 01, 2001
The unique qualities of the horse can be a blessing or a curse. Sometimes, they can be both. Consider the peculiar guttural pouches. Present in only a few other animals, these structures are diverticula of the auditory (eustachian) tubes and,... Read More
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Shockwave: Sounds of the Future
January 01, 2001
An extracorporeal shock wave therapy device sounds high-tech, and it is. Based on the same technology that is used in human medicine to break up kidney stones, shock wave therapy is being defined, and refined, for use in treating various injurie... Read More
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American Live Stock/AAEP Scholarship Winners
January 01, 2001
Six veterinary students were named as winners of the 1999 American Association of Equine Practitioners/American Live Stock Insurance Company scholarships during the AAEP’s Annual Convention in December. Scholarships are in the... Read More
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AAEP Convention Preview: Membership Forums Open Again
January 01, 2001
Last year,the AAEP membership forums were closed to all non-AAEP members. This year, these forums have returned to their format of previous years, which featured an open session for 90 minutes at the start of the forum followed by a sessio... Read More
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AAEP Convention Preview: Hands-On Learning
January 01, 2001
The AAEP offers "wet labs" for practitioners who want to take advantage of hands-on learning from experts in the field. This year, there are six different day-long labs offered (and two ultrasound labs, which are offered as two half-day... Read More
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AAEP Convention Preview: Professional Development
January 01, 2001
Are you sometimes worried that your veterinarian will break down before your horse? Stress is a common problem in the lifestyle that goes along with treating animals while traveling long distances. Besides the stress of doing a good job and... Read More
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AAEP Convention Topics Preview: Fighting Infection
January 01, 2001
The latest information on scores of topics is presented at the AAEP convention; we can't report on them all, but we do try to bring you a representative sampling. This year, many of the topics can be grouped into five categories: fighting... Read More
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AAEP Convention Topics Preview: Reproduction
January 01, 2001
The latest information on scores of topics is presented at the AAEP convention; we can't report on them all, but we do try to bring you a representative sampling. This year, many of the topics can be grouped into five categories: fighting... Read More
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AAEP Convention Topics Preview: Lameness/Injury
January 01, 2001
The latest information on scores of topics is presented at the AAEP convention; we can't report on them all, but we do try to bring you a representative sampling. This year, many of the topics can be grouped into five categories: fighting... Read More
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AAEP Convention Topics Preview: General Medicine
January 01, 2001
The latest information on scores of topics is presented at the AAEP convention; we can't report on them all, but we do try to bring you a representative sampling. This year, many of the topics can be grouped into five categories: fighting... Read More
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AAEP Convention Preview: Sunrise Sessions and Table Topics
January 01, 2001
The Sunrise Sessions (and lunchtime Table Topics) offer AAEP convention attendees a roundtable type of discussion format where they can choose their particular interests from a long list of popular topics. They can ask questions of session... Read More
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AAEP Convention Preview: State-of-the-Art Topic
January 01, 2001
Milne Lecture Features 3-D Anatomy Software The Frank J. Milne Lecture is named for AAEP past president and distinguished life member Frank J. Milne. Each year, the lecture focuses on subjects and techniques considered... Read More
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AAEP Convention Preview: Education for Horse Owners at the AAEP Convention
January 01, 2001
Horseman's Day The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), enthused by the response to last year's inaugural Horseman's Day, will host a program for horse owners again this year as part of the annual veterinary... Read More
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AAEP Convention Preview: Learning About Bits and Bitting
January 01, 2001
SPONSORED BY THE HORSE: YOUR GUIDE TO EQUINE HEALTH CARE Veterinarians at the AAEP sessions in San Diego who want to learn more about how bits function and how horses react to certain types of bit pressure would do... Read More
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AAEP Convention Topics Preview: Predicting Performance
January 01, 2001
If only we could accurately predict a horse's future athletic performance, we'd know which horses on which to spend our fortunes. Many early factors in estimating a yearling's potential have been proven correct, others false, and there's many fo... Read More
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Endoscopic Exams Indicate Racing Potential
January 01, 2001
Recent research indicates that endoscopic examination of yearlings can help determine their eventual racing success. However, researchers also showed that certain abnormalities previously considered to be indicators of poor performance were not... Read More
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2001 World Equine Veterinary Association Meeting
January 01, 2001
The seventh convention of the World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) was held in Sorrento, Italy, on Oct. 5-7, only a few weeks after the terrorist attacks in the United States. Attendance at the conference was down slightly because of the... Read More
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AAEP Reports
January 01, 2001
The 2001 annual convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners served up a banquet of information for veterinarians and horse owners. One full day was devoted to owner education, featuring veterinarians speaking on a variety of... Read More
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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy
December 29, 2000
Scott McClure, DVM, PhD, of Purdue University has been examining the use of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in the horse. He and other researchers working with ESWT presented their findings at the recent convention of the American... Read More
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Parasitologist Honored
December 22, 2000
A parasitologist on faculty in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech was recently recognized with the most distinguished honor conferred by the American Society of... Read More
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Pioneer In Equine Veterinary Medicine Honored By Colorado State
December 08, 2000
Colorado State honored one of the nation's pioneers in equine reproductive science in a ceremony Dec. 1, at the dedication of the Equine Center as the B.W. Pickett Equine Center. Pickett, who first came to Colorado State in 1967 as... Read More
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Sole Bruising
December 01, 2000
A bruised sole can happen as quickly and simply as a horse stepping on a rock or working on a hard surface. It can occur as the result of excessive hoof trimming, or be associated with laminitis. Sole bruising can be an uncomplicated condition... Read More
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AAEP Names Tom Lenz New Vice President
December 01, 2000
Thomas R. Lenz, DVM, MS, has been named the 2001 vice president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners. The appointment was announced in August during the AAEP Board of Directors meeting in Gleneden Beach, Ore. He will... Read More
