Strangles is one of the most commonly diagnosed infectious diseases affecting equines worldwide. It is highly contagious and can affect horses of any age and breed. It is caused by the streptococcus equi bacterium which affects the lymph nodes and can be potentially fatal if not diagnosed early.
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Laminitis is a major and largely unsolved problem that has been recognised in the horse for centuries. What is Laminitis?
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Dental Care It is relatively recently that equine dental care has become routine again. It was well recognized in the early part of the last century that horses’ teeth needed regular attention but, for some unknown reason, equine dentistry dropped out of the veterinary syllabus. However, it is very much on the agenda again and...
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Eating Ragwort Every time a horse eats a piece of ragwort its liver is damaged.
One molecule of ragwort will do one molecule’s worth of poisoning and a few liver cells are irretrievably damaged so that piece of liver is gone for good.
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Equine Infectious Anaemia (Swamp Fever)
Equine infectious anaemia (EIA), also known as Swamp Fever, is an infectious viral disease. The equine infectious anaemia virus (EIAV) is categorised as a lentivirus, and is related to the virus that causes HIV in humans. Read More .....