Neurologic Examination General and Peripheral Basic Information Disorders of the nervous system are serious and sometimes debilitating problems affecting horses. Many diseases, disorders, and toxins can affect the nervous system…
Body Conditioning Score Basic Information Overview and Goal(s) • Developed at Texas A&M University over 25 years ago as an applicable method to compare horses based on their stored body…
Small Colon Impaction Basic Information Definition Physical obstruction of the small colon with feces Synonym(s) Fecal impaction Epidemiology Species, Age, Sex Young horses and elderly (>15 years) horses are predisposed….
Postpartum Breeding Basic Information Definitions • Foal heat is the first postpartum estrus. Behavioral estrus and ovulation typically accompany foal heat. Expression of behavioral signs of estrus, however, can be…
Self-Mutilation Basic Information Definition Self-mutilation is a broad term used to describe a complex group of behaviors often resulting in self-inflicted tissue damage or body harm. Synonym(s) • Self-injurious behavior…
Summer Pasture–Associated Recurrent Airway Obstruction Basic Information Definition Seasonal, reversible, inflammatory condition of the lower airways characterized by airway obstruction from bronchoconstriction, mucus hypersecretion, neutrophilic exudation, and pathologic changes of…
Zygomycosis Basic Information Definition Deep, progressive, and rapidly invasive subcutaneous mycosis caused by fungi belonging to the class Zygomycetes (includes Entomophthorales and Mucorales) Synonym(s) Phycomycosis, entomophthoromycosis, conodiobolosis, rhinophycomycosis, basidiobolosis, mucormycosis…
Small Intestine Ascarid Impaction Basic Information Definition Heavy infestation of ascarids (Parascaris equorum) causing intraluminal obstruction of the small intestine during the intestinal phase of their life cycle Epidemiology Species,…
Hernia, Diaphragmatic Basic Information Definition Protrusion of an organ or tissue through a defect in the diaphragm Clinical Presentation Disease Forms/Subtypes • Etiology: May be congenital or acquired Congenital: Often…
Computed Tomography Dental Disease Basic Information Definition • Computed tomography (CT) images are cross sectional and depict variations in tissue density. • Problems of superimposition of the skull on the…
