Chapter 59 Recurrent Airway Obstruction and Inflammatory Airway Disease M. Eilidh Wilson, N. Edward Robinson Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) and inflammatory airway disease (IAD) are common inflammatory obstructive diseases of…
Chapter 119 Evaluation of Hemostasis Kira L. Epstein Appropriate clot formation through primary and secondary hemostasis is required to prevent blood loss associated with vascular injury. Equally as important, fibrinolysis…
Chapter 79 Lawsonia intracellularis Infection and Proliferative Enteropathy Michele L. Frazer Proliferative enteropathy caused by Lawsonia intracellularis historically has been considered a disease of pigs, but in the past decade…
Chapter 116 Foal Immunodeficiency Syndrome Sarah Blott Foal immunodeficiency syndrome (FIS) is an inherited condition causing severe anemia and B-lymphocyte deficiency in affected individuals. The condition was first reported in…
Chapter 113 Equine Infectious Anemia Charles J. Issel, R. Frank Cook Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is a disease caused by the equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV), a virus that is…
Chapter 92 Neuromuscular Disorders Monica Aleman Anatomy and Function The neuromuscular (NM) system, which is composed of motor units, is an important component of the nervous system. Motor units consist…
Chapter 93 Sleep Disorders Monica Aleman Sleep Sleep is essential in horses. Lack of sleep and sleep disorders can compromise horses’ health, performance, and quality of life. Limited information and…
Chapter 106 Urinary Tract Infection and Bladder Displacement Harold C. Schott II, Primary urinary tract infections (UTIs) are uncommon in horses, compared with other companion animal species. Ascending UTIs are…
Chapter 104 Urinary Incontinence Beatrice T. Sponseller Urinary incontinence is the inability to control urination. It results in the intermittent or continuous escape of urine unrelated to the act of…
Chapter 105 Congenital Disorders of the Urinary Tract Emily A. Graves Although congenital malformations of the equine urinary tract are rare, anomalies affecting all portions of the tract have been…
