Equine

“ONE size doesn’t fit all when it comes to planning a worming strategy,” according to Wendy Talbot, veterinary adviser at Pfizer Animal Health. “All horses respond differently to the same circumstanc…

DEFRA and the Food Standards Agency are investigating claims that they were warned nearly two years ago about horse meat entering the food chain in the UK and failings with horse passports. John Young…

JOHN PERIAM visits one of the largest equine- only practices in the UK to see how it operates and the scope of its activities across a wide area of both East and West Sussex

DAVID McDONALD outlines how his practice has seen a rapid increase in the number of horses diagnosed with gastric ulcers and presents two case histories

RICHARD LAWRENCE of Splash Marketing & Communications discusses how some equine practices are making mobile marketing work for their business

VETERINARY PRACTICE hears how an equine practice in South Yorkshire has set up a compound pharmacy to make ‘unlicensed’ medicines for horses

A NUMBER of changes came into effect last month for cattle farmers in England in relation to bovine TB. Among the changes, the parish system for TB testing is being replaced with a country-wide system…

GRAHAM DUNCANSON reports on the latest conference of World Horse Welfare where it was revealed that equine charities are likely to be overwhelmed this winter by animals needing sanctuary

MARION McCULLAGH concludes her reports on the 2012 BEVA congress with a summary of papers on improving welfare during transport, and dealing with medical emergencies

DR Chelsey Miller, a resident in veterinary ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania, recently described some of the recent developments in equine ophthalmology. Almost all humans develop cata…

KEVIN WHELAN of Merial, discusses the prevalence and control of this disease and the need to be aware of the differences between vaccines, both in terms of strain composition and technology

MARION McCULLAGH presents the second in her series of reports on the September congress of the British Equine Veterinary Association, covering the clinical pathology session

MARION McCULLAGH presents the first in a series of reports on this year’s congress of the British Equine Veterinary Association, held in Liverpool last month

CRAIG BECK reviews PPID and stresses the need to instigate a good programme of preventive healthcare, including regular worming, dentistry and foot care, with a high quality diet

JUDY SCRINE describes her transition from holding x-rays in developer, fixer and wash tanks to an automatic processor and now into the word of digital processing

GRAHAM DUNCANSON shares some findings on his experiences with donkey castrations in the hope that they will be of interest and help to other practitioners

IN my experience the majority of young graduates are highly motivated. They all are very wellinformed but it is accepted by the profession and new graduates that they all require additional knowledge …

Dr COLIN ROBERTS reports on the summer scientific meeting of the Association of Racecourse Veterinary Surgeons which looked at numerous topics of welfare significance

BEN GASKELL Pfizer equine veterinary adviser, provides some pointers on helping clients make informed decisions about best worming practice for their horses

HANNAH LESTER highlights the risk of importation of potentially resistant worms and discusses why consideration should be given to preventing this happening