Black Walnut Toxicosis
Black Walnut Toxicosis Basic Information Definition • Black walnut trees are large (50–100 feet) deciduous forest trees often planted as ornamentals. • The demand for black walnut lumber has increased,…
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Cervical Vertebral Stenotic Myelopathy
Cervical Vertebral Stenotic Myelopathy Basic Information Definition Cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy (CVM, CVSM, CSM, CVCM) is characterized by compression of the spinal cord in the cervical region at the site…
Dermatophilosis
Dermatophilosis Basic Information Definition Common acute and chronic exudative dermatitis caused by an actinomycete. Commonly seen during rainy and humid periods. Synonym(s) Rain rot, rain scald, mud rash, mud fever…
Cecal Impaction
Cecal Impaction Basic Information Definition Distension of the cecum with feed material or fluid (or both) associated with mechanical or functional obstruction to flow of ingesta Epidemiology Species, Age, Sex…
Cecal Perforation
Cecal Perforation Basic Information Definition Loss of integrity of the cecal wall associated with leakage of intestinal contents into the abdomen Synonym(s) Cecal rupture Epidemiology Species, Age, Sex • In…
Brucellosis
Brucellosis Basic Information Definition • An infectious disease caused by infection with species of the genus Brucella, especially Brucella abortus and Brucella suis. B. abortus has a predilection for the…
Blister Beetle Toxicosis
Blister Beetle Toxicosis Basic Information Definition Blister beetles (Epicauta spp.) are insects that contain the toxin cantharidin, a potent vesicating agent that is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract…
Anemia, Equine Infectious
Anemia, Equine Infectious Basic Information Definition Equine infectious anemia (EIA) A viral infection of Equids caused by a lentivirus and characterized by inapparent infections and occasional clinical disease with recurrent…
Atrioventricular Block, Third Degree
Atrioventricular Block, Third Degree Basic Information Definition Total dissociation between the atrial (P waves) and ventricular (QRS complexes) rhythm because there is no conduction through the atrioventricular (AV) node. The…
Arteritis, Equine Viral
Arteritis, Equine Viral Basic Information Definition Equine viral arteritis (EVA) is a contagious arterivirus disease of horses named for the characteristic vascular lesions that develop. Epidemiology Species, Age, Sex •…
