Equine

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

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

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 …

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

MARION McCULLAGH concludes her reports on papers presented at this year’s BEVA congress

MARION McCULLAGH continues her reports on the sessions at this year’s BEVA congress

“MOST cases of laminitis occur when horses are eating grass, said Dr Teresa Hollands, a nutritionist with Dodson & Horrell, speaking at Laminitis Awareness 2010. “Pasture-associated laminitis acc…

DR James Orsini, director of the Laminitis Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, describes laminitis as a very frustrating disease from a number of standpoints, including management. “The pain…

brings together recent comments about laminitis, its causes and treatment