3 horses test positive for CEM in Kentucky December 24, 2008

Lexington, Ky. -- State officials are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare a state of emergency in Kentucky following the discovery of three cases of contagious equine metritis (CEM), a venereal disease that causes infertility in mares.

I am considering getting into the telemedicine arena. Is there anything I should be aware of before I start to market in this area? (Sponsored by Intervet) December 1, 2008 By: Elise Lacher, CPA

The allure of telemedicine is appealing, especially to equine practitioners. Instead of long days behind the windshield or slaving over a horse's mouth on the hottest day of the year, you can be sitting in your air conditioned office—looking at a computer screen, answering questions and solving problems.

Case-histories study aims to improve diagnosis of EPE, halt outbreaks December 1, 2008 By: James M. Lewis

Lexington, Ky. — A retrospective study of 57 horses treated for proliferative enteropathy aims to help equine practitioners make a timely diagnosis.

Partnership aims to develop equine embryonic stem-cell lines for lameness therapies November 28, 2008

Austin, Texas -- Creating a bank of stem cells genetically matched to individual horses is the goal of a newly announced partnership between Austin-based Viagen Inc. and the Monash Institute of Melbourne, Australia.

Last of Florida EP-positive horses removed November 11, 2008

Tallahassee, Fla. -- No horses that tested positive for piroplasmosis during a nearly two-month investigation remain on Florida premises, the state's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced, although six properties remain under quarantine.

Anesthesia: Keeping close watch on blood pressure, ventilation vital during surgery November 1, 2008 By: Ed Kane, PhD

In 1915, Sir Frederick Hobday, a British veterinary surgeon, noted that "it is of no avail to have done any operation, however clever, if the patient succumbs to the anesthetic."

New York racing board imposes steroid rules November 1, 2008

New York — New York is the latest state to adopt a tougher stance on steroid use in racehorses.

Inflammatory airway disease: When, how to perform a bronchoalveolar lavage November 1, 2008 By: Michelle Henry Barton, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM

A BAL should not be performed on a horse with overt respiratory distress, tachycardia or pulmonary hypertension.

Equine study looks at pathogen behind EPE, aids diagnosis October 24, 2008

Lexington, Ky. -- A retrospective study of 57 horses treated for proliferative enteropathy (EPE), or protein-losing enteropathy, aims to help equine practitioners make a timely diagnosis of the disease and provide some key signals that might help prevent outbreaks.