Pneumonia (Rhodococcus)
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Treating Pleuropneumonia-Related Abscesses with Thoracotomy
Many horses recover from pleuropneumonia with medical therapy, but some require surgery to prompt healing.
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Health Conditions in Older Foals
Understanding ailments older foals can develop and treatment options increases the patient's survival chances.
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Foal Pneumonia (Rhodococcus equi)
Rhodococcus equi is a soil bacterium that causes severe pneumonia in foals.
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Grayson-Jockey Club to Fund 12 New Projects in 2013
March 15, 2013
The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation approved funding of 12 new projects in 2013. ... Read More
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UK Graduate Student Spotlight: Lingshuang Sun
October 27, 2012
Sun is evaluating the regulation of interferon gamma expression in foals and its role in R. equi resistance.... Read More
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Treating Pleuropneumonia-Related Abscesses with Thoracotomy
July 21, 2012
Many horses recover from pleuropneumonia with medical therapy, but some require surgery to prompt healing.... Read More
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Health Conditions in Older Foals
May 21, 2012
Understanding ailments older foals can develop and treatment options increases the patient's survival chances.... Read More
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Gallium Nitrate and R. Equi Shedding (AAEP 2011)
April 02, 2012
Treatment of mares with oral gallium nitrate significantly reduced fecal concentrations of virulent R. equi.... Read More
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Seven Ponies Dead from R. equi Outbreak in Mayotte
February 20, 2012
Seven ponies have died at an equestrian center located on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte. ... Read More
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Managing Bacterial Pneumonia in Adult Horses (AAEP 2011)
February 07, 2012
Without proper post-treatment management and some husbandry adjustments pneumonia can recur.... Read More
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Respiratory Diseases Table Topic (AAEP 2011)
January 02, 2012
Topics covered included pleuropneumonia, equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis, and lower airway inflammation... Read More
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New Research into R. equi Vaccine Completed
September 15, 2011
A vaccine for the bacteria Rhodococcus equi could be tested in the near future.... Read More
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Signs of a Septic Foal
May 12, 2011
There's nothing more heart-wrenching than watching a newborn foal fight for his life.... Read More
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R. Equi: The Hunt for New Antibiotics Continues (AAEP 2010)
March 03, 2011
It isn't for lack of effort that the equine industry still doesn't have new options for treating Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in foals. "To date, alternatives to macrolides for effective treatment of R. equi pneumonia in foals have not been identified... Read More
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R. equi Immunity and the Foal (AAEP 2010)
March 01, 2011
Although about 30% of foals that develop Rhodococcus equi foal pneumonia do not survive, the majority of foals can be treated successfully and proceed with a normal life. But why is it that only foals are affected by this respiratory disease? One of ... Read More
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Horses with Pneumonia Benefit from New Form of Ceftiofur (AAEP 2010)
February 21, 2011
A new sustained release formulation of the antibiotic ceftiofur, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in horses with pneumonia, makes treating affected foals easier."The bacterium Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus... Read More
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Epidemiology of R. Equi Foal Pneumonia (AAEP 2010)
February 18, 2011
One of the major foal diseases in the United States is Rhodococcus equi foal pneumonia. Responsible for the deaths of up to 30% of infected foals, it is a serious problem at many large breeding farms. Noah Cohen, VMD, MPH, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, presented... Read More
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2010's Top Equine Medicine Studies (AAEP 2010)
February 16, 2011
What would be your pick for the most groundbreaking news in equine veterinary internal medicine for 2010? Not sure? Read on to find out what Steve Reed, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., deemed the most important ... Read More
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Respiratory Diseases Table Topic (AAEP 2010)
February 03, 2011
Appropriate biosecurity program protocols for respiratory diseases on the farm was the first issue addressed at the table topic on respiratory diseases presented at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, held Dec. 4-8 in Ba... Read More
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Vaccine for Rhodococcus equi to be Tested in Germany
February 02, 2011
A vaccine for Rhodococcus equi, the common bacteria that affects foals, often causing severe infections, pneumonia, and sometimes death, is in the final stages of development. Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health (ISPAH) said on Jan. 27 that a ... Read More
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R. Equi Foal Pneumonia: Control and Prevention (AAEP 2010)
January 26, 2011
For years foal owners have struggled with controlling the bacterium Rhodococcus equi and the infections it causes--some farms manage cases annually, despite following strict farm management strategies to reduce risk of infection. Resulting pneumonia... Read More
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R. Equi Pneumonia Best Targeted with Antimicrobial Combo (AAEP 2010)
January 20, 2011
The bacterium Rhodococcus equi has been a known cause of life-threatening pneumonia in foals for many years. But the ideal treatment for R. equi infection remains debatable because of the lack of research comparing the efficacy of each possible treat... Read More
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What's New in the NICU?
January 01, 2011
The neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, is that special place in a veterinary clinic where premature, critical, and newborn foals receive intensive, round-the-clock care. The NICU handles everything from breathing problems to heart conditions to..... Read More
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Respiration (in Horses) Through the Ages
September 01, 2010
Experts advise: When it comes to respiratory illness in horses, save the gambling for Vegas. Be aware of the major respiratory diseases that horses are susceptible to (commonly, heaves, Rhodococcus equi, and equine herpesvirus) and use preventive ... Read More
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Treating Systemic Fungal Infections With Better Options
August 22, 2010
There are more options today for treating systemic fungal infections in foals and horses, but owners should be prepared for a long haul--treatment takes a long time, it's expensive, and the infection can reoccur.... Read More
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Foal Pneumonia Case Review
July 09, 2010
Foals, like other young animals, are especially susceptible to diseases. A review of necropsy cases over a one-year period at the University of Kentucky Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center was conducted to determine common pathologic diagnoses ... Read More
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Advances in Equine Medicine Discussed at AAEP
February 27, 2010
What was the hottest news in equine veterinary medicine in 2009? During the popular Kester News Hour session at the annual American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention, three top veterinarians (who focus on equine reproduction... Read More
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Long-Acting Antibiotic Formulation Approved for Use in Horses
February 16, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Excede sterile suspension, a new long-acting antibiotic formulation for horses from Pfizer Animal Health, the company announced in a release. Excede Sterile Suspension is used to tre... Read More
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Respiratory Disease In Foals
Q. What is the first thing I look for to tell if my foal has a respiratory problem, and what are the best things to do to prevent pneumonia and other problems from happening in the first place? The most important signs of respiratory disease in neonatal foals are an increased respiratory rate (breathing hard), occasionally a cough, sometimes discharge from the nose, and fever.
