Chapter 19 Cardiovascular Disease in Poor Performance Sophy A. Jesty Although musculoskeletal and respiratory problems are the most common causes of poor performance in horses, cardiac abnormalities can be documented…
Chapter 31 Managing an Outbreak of Infectious Disease Rick W. Henninger The threat of an infectious disease outbreak is ever present in all groups of horses, regardless of age, sex,…
Chapter 38 Equine Rhinitis Virus Infection Andrés Diaz-Méndez, Laurent Viel Respiratory viral infections play an important role in commonly diagnosed equine respiratory diseases. These infections are recognized worldwide and affect…
Chapter 36 γ-Herpesviruses in Horses and Donkeys Lutz S. Goehring Herpesviruses are grouped as α-, β-, and γ-herpesviruses. Although several α- and γ- herpesviruses have been found in equids, there…
Chapter 22 Managing Back Pain Kevin K. Haussler As the field of equine sports medicine has continued to grow, optimal function of the axial portion of the skeleton has become…
Chapter 35 West Nile Virus Rodney L. Belgrave West Nile virus (WNV) is a continually emerging neurotropic mosquito-borne flavivirus that was first detected in the western hemisphere in 1999. Since…
Chapter 30 Biosecurity on Horse Farms Nathan Slovis The equine community has always recognized veterinarians as a resource for knowledge about and prevention of infection. Horsemen recognize that veterinarians understand…
Chapter 34 African Horse Sickness Alan J. Guthrie, Camilla T. Weyer African horse sickness (AHS) is an infectious but noncontagious viral disease of equids transmitted by Culicoides spp midges. African…
Chapter 28 Surfaces and Injury Rachel C. Murray, Vicki A. Walker, Carolyne A. Tranquille Horses performing in many equestrian disciplines increasingly are being trained on artificial arena surfaces, and, although…
