Joe D Pagan,Stephanie J Valberg
Joe D Pagan
Many myopathies in horses can be managed by exercise regimes and dietary modifications. This includes modifying the amount of nonstructural carbohydrate, fat, amino acids, vitamin E, and selenium based on the horse's specific myopathy, meta...
Stephanie J Valberg,Erica C McKenzie
Stephanie J Valberg
Camilo J Morales,Lais R R Costa
Camilo J Morales
Exercise intolerance, chronic cough, and hyperpnea are the clinical hallmarks of equine asthma. Diagnosis of severe equine asthma in horses is multistep; determination of the phenotype will help guide future recommendations. Management of e...
Melissa R King,Sandro Colla
Melissa R King
Rehabilitation following muscle injury is critical in restoring the equine athlete to full function. Rehabilitation protocols should be tailored to each patient's global functional assessment, taking into account sports-specific demands, go...
Douglas Castro,Stuart Clark-Price
Douglas Castro
Pre-existing muscle disorders in horses can often be subtle and may only become evident during or after anesthesia. Advancements in veterinary medicine, along with increased knowledge and research in this field, help minimize anesthesia-rel...
Immunodeficiencies in Foals [0.03%]
幼驹的免疫缺陷
K Gary Magdesian
K Gary Magdesian
Knowledge of immunodeficiencies is crucial to neonatal medicine, in that they predispose to sepsis in the newborn and neonatal foal, as well as recurrent infections in older foals. The most common immunodeficiency in newborn and neonatal fo...
Skeletal Muscle Biopsy [0.03%]
骨骼肌活检
Stephanie J Valberg,Amy Porter
Stephanie J Valberg
Muscle biopsy is often required to provide a definitive diagnosis for neuromuscular disorders and can be performed using open surgical or percutaneous needle biopsy techniques. Fresh samples that are subsequently frozen in the laboratory ar...
Anna R Hollis
Anna R Hollis
Andy Fiske-Jackson
Andy Fiske-Jackson
Equine neoplasia poses challenges in surgical management owing to their diverse locations and potential for aggressive behavior. Surgical interventions aim for complete excision while minimizing cosmetic and functional impairments. Techniqu...
Imogen Johns,Jill Bryan
Imogen Johns
The diagnosis of neoplasia in the horse is both simple and extremely challenging, depending on the type of neoplasm and its location. Obtaining an accurate diagnosis of a neoplastic condition is key to formulating an appropriate treatment p...