Piroplasmosis
Piroplasmosis Basic Information Definition Tickborne hemoprotozoan disease of horses, mules, and donkeys caused by Babesia equi and Babesia caballi; characterized by signs of acute hemolytic anemia commonly followed by an…
Periodontics
Periodontics Basic Information Synonym(s) Periodontal disease, periodontal pockets, diastema with periodontium attachment loss, periodontal ligament attachment loss, periodontitis Overview and Goal • Periodontium is composed of the gingiva, periodontal ligament,…
Echocardiography
Echocardiography Basic Information Synonym(s) • Echo • Cardiac ultrasound • Transthoracic echocardiography Overview and Goal Echocardiography has tremendously increased the equine clinician’s ability to recognize and diagnose cardiac diseases. The…
Wound Dressing
Wound Dressing Particulate Dextranomers Basic Information Procedure • Particulate dextranomers Beads (eg, Debrisan, Johnson & Johnson Products Inc, New Brunswick, NJ), flakes (eg, Avalon, Summit Hill Laboratories, Avalon, NJ), and…
Rhodococcus Enterocolitis
Rhodococcus Enterocolitis Basic Information Definition Diarrhea caused by gastrointestinal (GI) infection with Rhodococcus equi Epidemiology Species, Age, Sex Foals from 1 to 9 months of age Clinical Presentation History, Chief…
Salmonellosis
Salmonellosis Basic Information Definition Colitis or diarrhea caused by Salmonella spp. infection Epidemiology Risk Factors • Increased horse density, such as equine referral hospitals or large breeding farms • Treatment…
Sporotrichosis
Sporotrichosis Basic Information Definition Chronic, slowly invasive subcutaneous mycosis caused by the yeast form Sporothrix schenckii. The disease generally manifests as cutaneolymphatic pyogranulomatous inflammation. Epidemiology Risk Factors • Wound contaminated…
Ejaculatory Dysfunction
Ejaculatory Dysfunction Basic Information Definition • Ejaculation is the process of sperm transport from the epididymis to the urethral meatus, resulting in expulsion of semen. Ejaculation is divided in two…
Breeding with Frozen Semen
Breeding with Frozen Semen Basic Information Synonym(s) • Fresh cooled semen may also be referred to as cooled shipped or fresh chilled semen. Semen is collected from a stallion with…
Wound Therapy
Wound Therapy Topical Agents Basic Information Procedure • Live yeast cell derivative (LYCD): Water-soluble yeast extract reported to stimulate angiogenesis, epithelialization and collagen formation. Associated with improved wound healing in…
