Coughing once or twice at the start of an exercise routine is not unusual. Clearing his upper airway of any mucus or small debris is your horse’s natural reaction at the start of work. Should the coughing persist throughout the Read more…
Fibre-Beet is particularly useful for performance horse, especially those who consume reduced amounts of forage, as it can increase fibre intake without the “bulk” of hay or haylage. Will Fibre-Beet make my horse fizzy? By combining Alfalfa and Speedi-Beet together Read more…
Winning all three major U.S. horse races—the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Kentucky Derby—is known as winning the Kentucky Derby. The term Triple Crown is sometimes used to refer to the three-race series. How does a triple work in Read more…
Fasting the horse prior to testing is no longer recommended as further decreases the test sensitivity. Resting insulin concentration is measured in a horse that has been fed only grass hay or pasture. A single serum sample is needed for Read more…
Based on recommendations from Dr. Eleanor Kellon, performance horses might benefit from 10 grams of L-leucine along with a sugar source after exercise to help with exercise recovery and rebuilding glycogen stores. This is especially recommended for horses with poor Read more…
Contagious equine metritis (CEM) is a transmissible venereal disease in horses, caused by the bacterium Taylorella equigenitalis . What causes CEM in horses? Contagious equine metritis (CEM) is a highly communicable venereal disease of horses, caused by the bacterium Taylorella Read more…
African horse sickness is spread by biting midges (also called “punkies” or “no-see-ums”) (vector). Mosquitoes and biting flies may also be able to transfer the virus. Dogs can become infected by eating (oral) contaminated horsemeat. How is African horse sickness Read more…
EMS is a result of genetic predisposition combined with environmental and physiological factors such as obesity, high sugar diets, lack of exercise, and concurrent illnesses. Horses and ponies with EMS are often described as being “easy keepers” and have a Read more…
African horse sickness is often diagnosed by virological methods. More than one test should be used to diagnose an outbreak (particularly the index case) whenever possible. AHSV can be isolated from the blood of live animals, or from tissue samples, Read more…
Currently, the only way to definitively diagnose eNAD/EDM is by postmortem identification of lesions by examining the brainstem and spinal cord under the microscope. How do you treat EDM? Animals predisposed to EDM or with a clinical diagnosis of EDM Read more…