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Increases in serum GGT activity are primarily indicative of cholestatic liver disease but may result from colonic displacement or the...

 Hyaluronic acid is an essential component of synovial fluid and also of articular cartilage, which is used as an intra-articular...

Gastric ulceration is a multifactorial disease, and few specific causes have been identified in horses. Although Helicobacter pylori has...

The more popular name of the condition is 'Monday Morning Disease.' Most commonly it occurs when the horse is left in the stall for one...

Thymosin Beta-4 (TB-500) plays an essential role in different stages of wound healing. It does so by first fighting off pathogens that...

Horses improved clinically when this drug was given by nebulization in the following clinical study. Of 10 Standardbreds and 2...

Ringworm (Microsporum trichophyton) is probably the most commonly seen of the skin condition caused by fungal infections. It affects both...

A horse’s performance is dependent on several factors, including health, nutrition, and fitness. Energy is defined as the capacity to do...

There are many terms used to describe the actual sheath or pouch containing synovial fluid and surrounding the flexor tendons at the...

When iron deficiency is missed by relying on wrong lab tests, there is a high probability of the animal permanently reducing its capacity...

Any animal with a rather nondescript problem should have its blood checked. Analysis of a blood sample can yield a tremendous amount of...

Muscle pain in the hindquarters of the horse is very common. Picture the horse's back as a receiver. Whenever the horse is feeling pain...

Colonic ulcers are different than gastric ulcers, and 45% of nonperformance and 63% of performance horses have them. Most of us know...

The majority of performance horses have gastric ulcers. There are many reasons for this. Let’s begin with the fact that horses are...