Equine veterinary journal.
Periodical
Veterinary Medicine
Horse Diseases
Publisher:
Equine Veterinary Journal, Ltd. Hobokken, NJ : Wiley (2009)
Frequency: 8 issues per year, 2009-
Country: United States
Language: English
Author(s):
British Equine Veterinary Association.
Start Year:1968 -
ISSN:
0425-1644 (Print)
2042-3306 (Electronic)
0425-1644 (Linking)
2042-3306 (Electronic)
0425-1644 (Linking)
Impact Factor
2.2
2022
| NLM ID: | 173320 |
| (DNLM): | E11740000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 01568146 |
| Coden: | EQVJAI |
| LCCN: | sn 83005310 |
| Classification: | W1 EQ967 |
Chronic progressive pododermatitis in the horse.
Equine veterinary journal
January 1, 1971
Volume 3, Issue 1 65-67 doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1971.tb04442.x
Bjorck G, Nilsson G.Sixteen cases of chronic hoof changes seen in Standardbred trotters are described. The chief defect is decomposition of the horn. The disease process usually commences on the weight-bearing surface and spreads to underrun both the sole and wall. Histopathological studies revealed marked swelling and vacuolation of the cells of the stratum corneum, increased proliferation in the stratum germinativum, and monocytic infiltration in the corium. Treatment comprised complete removal of underrun horn and exposure of the affected area. In severe cases, a course of penicillin is administered. The lengt... Infra-red emission and 133 Xe-disappearance rate studies in the horse.
Equine veterinary journal
January 1, 1971
Volume 3, Issue 1 7-14 doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1971.tb04432.x
Stromberg BR, Norberg AW.Forty-six horses were submitted to a thermographic screening test. Forty showed a reasonably uniform IR-emission pattern of the coronary corium of the forelegs. The 133Xe-disappearance rate was studied in six of these horses, and the wash-out curves were found to be almost similar between the two extremities of each horse, except for slight differences between individual horses. Six horses showed a different IR pattern. Three had both coronary bands, and three had one coronary band, showing lower temperature. All cases with less warm coronary bands showed a low 133Xe-disappearance rate at rest... Guidelines for the control of equine viral infections.
Equine veterinary journal
January 1, 1971
Volume 3, Issue 1 1-6 doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1971.tb04431.x
Scott GR.Twelve DNA viruses and forty‐three RNA viruses are known to infect horses. In addition, there are three unclassified viruses and, at least, three alleged viruses infecting horses. Differential diagnosis is difficult. At least twenty‐eight of the fifty‐eight viruses induce clinical disease but the range of syndromes is limited; eleven provoke respiratory symptoms and eleven cause encephalitis. Thirty‐four equine viruses with a limited geographical distribution are transmitted by arthropod vectors. Twenty viruses are spread by contact and their distribution, in general, is global. The ve... Relationship between condition score, physical measurements and body fat percentage in mares.
Equine veterinary journal
October 1, 1983
Volume 15, Issue 4 371-372 doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1983.tb01826.x
Henneke DR, Potter GD, Kreider JL, Yeates BF.No abstract available Read More
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Serological responses of equids fed Toxoplasma gondii oocysts.
Equine veterinary journal
July 1, 1987
Volume 19, Issue 4 337-339 doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1987.tb01426.x
Dubey JP, Desmonts G.SEROLOGICAL and parasitological surveys indicate that Toxoplasma gondii infection is widely prevalent in horses (Riemann et a! 1975). To study the pathogenesis of orally-induced toxoplasmosis, 13 equids aged between Aix months and 13 years (nine ponies, three horses and one mule) were each inoculated orally with 10,000 oocysts of the GT-I strain of TRondii. The equids were killed 33 to 476 days after inoculation and their tissues were bioassaycd for T gondit (Dubey 1985). Details of inoculation, housing, clinical response and parasitological and histological findings were previously reported (... Read More
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Body condition scoring and weight estimation of horses.
Equine veterinary journal
January 1, 1988
Volume 20, Issue 1 41-45 doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1988.tb01451.x
Carroll CL, Huntington PJ.Three hundred and seventy two horses of varying breeds, height and fatness were weighed and measured for height at the withers. They were assessed for condition score by adaptation of a previously published method. The heart girth and length of 281 of the horses were also measured. Weight of horses was highly correlated (P less than 0.001) with height (r2 = 0.62), condition score (r2 = 0.22) and girth2 x length (r2 = 0.90). Nomograms were constructed to predict weight from height and condition score, and girth and length measurements. Weight can also be accurately estimated from the formula: (... Read More
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Implantation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells demonstrates improved outcome in horses with overstrain injury of the superficial digital flexor tendon.
Equine veterinary journal
May 26, 2011
Volume 44, Issue 1 25-32 doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2011.00363.x
Godwin EE, Young NJ, Dudhia J, Beamish IC, Smith RK.Mesenchymal stem (progenitor; stromal) cell (MSC) therapy has gained popularity for the treatment of equine tendon injuries but without reports of long-term follow-up. Objective: To evaluate the safety and reinjury rate of racehorses after intralesional MSC injection in a large study of naturally occurring superficial digital flexor tendinopathy and to compare these data with those published for other treatments. Methods: Safety was assessed clinically, ultrasonographically, scintigraphically and histologically in a cohort of treated cases: 141 client-owned treated racehorses followed-up for a... Read More
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Isolation and implantation of autologous equine mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow into the superficial digital flexor tendon as a potential novel treatment.
Equine veterinary journal
January 30, 2003
Volume 35, Issue 1 99-102 doi: 10.2746/042516403775467388
Smith RK, Korda M, Blunn GW, Goodship AE.No abstract available Read More
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Racehorse injuries, clinical problems and fatalities recorded on British racecourses from flat racing and National Hunt racing during 1996, 1997 and 1998.
Equine veterinary journal
September 18, 2001
Volume 33, Issue 5 478-486 doi: 10.2746/042516401776254808
Williams RB, Harkins LS, Hammond CJ, Wood JL.For improvements to the safety and welfare of racehorses to be possible, it is essential to have access to basic descriptive information about the veterinary incidents encountered during horseracing. A 3 year surveillance study (1996-1998) was conducted by The Jockey Club into racing injuries, other postrace clinical problems and fatalities from all 59 British racecourses (mainland Britain only) to identify risk factors. During the survey there were 222,993 racing starts: 106,897 starts in flat races on turf (47.9%), 26,519 starts in flat races on all-weather surfaces (11.9%), 30,932 starts in... Read More
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Changes in the faecal microbiota of mares precede the development of post partum colic.
Equine veterinary journal
December 14, 2014
Volume 47, Issue 6 641-649 doi: 10.1111/evj.12361
Weese JS, Holcombe SJ, Embertson RM, Kurtz KA, Roessner HA, Jalali M, Wismer SE.Disruptions in the gastrointestinal microbiota may trigger development of post partum colic. Objective: To determine the effects of the periparturient period on the faecal microbiome and identify associations between the faecal microbiota and post partum colic. Methods: Longitudinal case-control study. Methods: Pre- and post partum faecal samples were collected from mares on 3 farms in central Kentucky. Next generation sequencing of the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene was performed on samples from 13 mares that developed colic, 13 mares that did not display colic and 5 nonpregnant controls. Res... Read More
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Repeatability of subjective evaluation of lameness in horses.
Equine veterinary journal
February 17, 2010
Volume 42, Issue 2 92-97 doi: 10.2746/042516409X479568
Keegan KG, Dent EV, Wilson DA, Janicek J, Kramer J, Lacarrubba A, Walsh DM, Cassells MW, Esther TM, Schiltz P, Frees KE, Wilhite CL, Clark JM....Previous studies have suggested that agreement between equine veterinarians subjectively evaluating lameness in horses is low. These studies were limited to small numbers of horses, evaluating movement on the treadmill or to evaluating previously-recorded videotape. Objective: To estimate agreement between equine practitioners performing lameness evaluations in horses in the live, over ground setting. Methods: 131 mature horses were evaluated for lameness by 2-5 clinicians (mean 3.2) with a weighted-average of 18.7 years of experience. Clinicians graded each limb using the AAEP lameness scale ... Read More
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A review of tendon injury: why is the equine superficial digital flexor tendon most at risk?
Equine veterinary journal
February 17, 2010
Volume 42, Issue 2 174-180 doi: 10.2746/042516409X480395
Thorpe CT, Clegg PD, Birch HL.Tendon injury is one of the most common causes of wastage in the performance horse; the majority of tendon injuries occur to the superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) whereas few occur to the common digital extensor tendon. This review outlines the epidemiology and aetiology of equine tendon injury, reviews the different functions of the tendons in the equine forelimb and suggests possible reasons for the high rate of failure of the SDFT. An understanding of the mechanisms leading to matrix degeneration and subsequent tendon gross failure is the key to developing appropriate treatment and p... Read More
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Endoscopic scoring of mucus quantity and quality: observer and horse variance and relationship to inflammation, mucus viscoelasticity and volume.
Equine veterinary journal
December 8, 2004
Volume 36, Issue 7 576-582 doi: 10.2746/0425164044864525
Gerber V, Straub R, Marti E, Hauptman J, Herholz C, King M, Imhof A, Tahon L, Robinson NE.Endoscopic scoring of airway mucus quantity and quality has not been critically assessed. Objective: To evaluate mucus scores for 1) observer- and horse-related variance and 2) association with inflammation, mucus viscoelasticity and measured volume. Methods: Variance of scoring within and between observers and over time within horses were determined for airway mucus accumulation, apparent viscosity, localisation and colour, and correlations of mucus accumulation scores with neutrophil ratios in secretions. The relationship of accumulation score to measured volumes of 'artificial mucus' was in... Read More
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Behavioural assessment of pain in horses and donkeys: application to clinical practice and future studies.
Equine veterinary journal
November 22, 2005
Volume 37, Issue 6 565-575 doi: 10.2746/042516405775314826
Ashley FH, Waterman-Pearson AE, Whay HR.No abstract available Read More
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Insulin dysregulation.
Equine veterinary journal
November 18, 2013
Volume 46, Issue 1 103-112 doi: 10.1111/evj.12169
Frank N, Tadros EM.Abnormalities of insulin metabolism include hyperinsulinaemia and insulin resistance, and these problems are collectively referred to as insulin dysregulation in this review. Insulin dysregulation is a key component of equine metabolic syndrome: a collection of endocrine and metabolic abnormalities associated with the development of laminitis in horses, ponies and donkeys. Insulin dysregulation can also accompany prematurity and systemic illness in foals. Causes of insulin resistance are discussed, including pathological conditions of obesity, systemic inflammation and pituitary pars intermedi... Read More
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Comparison of an inertial sensor system of lameness quantification with subjective lameness evaluation.
Equine veterinary journal
May 6, 2012
Volume 44, Issue 6 652-656 doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2012.00571.x
McCracken MJ, Kramer J, Keegan KG, Lopes M, Wilson DA, Reed SK, LaCarrubba A, Rasch M.Subjective evaluation of mild lameness has been shown to have poor interobserver reliability. Traditional methods of objective lameness evaluation require specialised conditions and equipment. Wireless inertial sensor systems have been developed to allow for simple, rapid, objective lameness detection in horses trotted over ground. Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the sensitivities of an inertial sensor system and subjective evaluation performed by experienced equine practitioners at detecting lameness in horses. We hypothesised that the inertial sensor system would identify... Read More
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Medical management of superficial digital flexor tendonitis: a comparative study in 219 horses (1992-2000).
Equine veterinary journal
July 16, 2004
Volume 36, Issue 5 415-419 doi: 10.2746/0425164044868422
Dyson SJ.There is a lack of long-term follow-up data for outcome of medical treatment of superficial digital flexor (SDF) tendonitis. Objective: To determine whether intralesional injection of hyaluronan, beta aminoproprionitrile fumarate (BAPN) or polysulphated glycosaminoglycans (PSGAG) or systemic administration of PSGAG yielded better results than a controlled exercise programme alone in the management of SDF tendonitis, with a minimum follow-up period of 2 years after resumption of full work; and to determine whether reinjury rate was related to sports discipline and whether fibre alignment score ... Read More
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Equine laminitis: induced by 48 h hyperinsulinaemia in Standardbred horses.
Equine veterinary journal
February 17, 2010
Volume 42, Issue 2 129-135 doi: 10.2746/042516409X475779
de Laat MA, McGowan CM, Sillence MN, Pollitt CC.Hyperinsulinaemia is known to induce laminitis experimentally in healthy ponies with no history of the condition. Horses are more insulin sensitive than ponies and whether prolonged hyperinsulinaemia and euglycaemia would have a similar laminitogenic effect requires study. Objective: To determine if laminitis results when the prolonged euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic clamp technique (p-EHC) is applied to clinically normal Standardbred horses, and to monitor hoof wall temperature seeking an association between vascular activity and laminitis development. Methods: Eight young, clinically normal St... Read More
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Are equine 1 influenza viruses still present in horses?
Equine veterinary journal
November 1, 1993
Volume 25, Issue 6 537-538 doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1993.tb03009.x
Webster RG.No abstract available Read More
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Changes in faecal bacteria associated with concentrate and forage-only diets fed to horses in training.
Equine veterinary journal
April 14, 2010
Volume 41, Issue 9 908-914 doi: 10.2746/042516409x447806
Willing B, Vörös A, Roos S, Jones C, Jansson A, Lindberg JE.Diets rich in readily fermentable carbohydrates, fed traditionally to meet the increased energy requirements of the performance horse, are associated with a number of gastrointestinal disorders that involve disturbances in the intestinal microbiota, however, these changes are poorly understood. Objective: With the long-term objective of improving intestinal health and to increase understanding of the relationship between diet and microbiota, the effect of feeding Standardbred horses a high-energy forage-only (F) diet was studied compared to a more traditional forage-concentrate (C) diet on fae... Read More
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Prediction of incipient pasture-associated laminitis from hyperinsulinaemia, hyperleptinaemia and generalised and localised obesity in a cohort of ponies.
Equine veterinary journal
May 8, 2009
Volume 41, Issue 2 171-178 doi: 10.2746/042516408x342975
Carter RA, Treiber KH, Geor RJ, Douglass L, Harris PA.The ability to predict ponies at increased risk of laminitic episodes, when exposed to nutrient dense pasture, would facilitate management to avoid disease. Objective: To identify variables and clinically useful cut-off values with reproducible diagnostic accuracy for the prediction of ponies that subsequently developed laminitis when exposed to nutrient dense pasture. Methods: A cohort of predominantly Welsh and Dartmoor ponies from a closed herd was evaluated in March 2006 (n = 74) and March 2007 (n = 57). Ponies were categorised as never laminitic or previously laminitic according to report... Read More
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Prevalence of superficial digital flexor tendonitis and suspensory desmitis in Japanese Thoroughbred flat racehorses in 1999.
Equine veterinary journal
May 28, 2004
Volume 36, Issue 4 346-350 doi: 10.2746/0425164044890580
Kasashima Y, Takahashi T, Smith RK, Goodship AE, Kuwano A, Ueno T, Hirano S.Overstrain injuries to the superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) and suspensory ligament (SI) are among the most common musculoskeletal injuries which contribute to the considerable wastage of racing Thoroughbreds. Many epidemiological studies have demonstrated the prevalence of and risk factors for tendon injury when racing but have not included those injuries sustained during training. However, since tendon injury during training is seen commonly in clinical practice, it is appropriate to determine the overall prevalence of tendon injury sustained during both training and racing. Objectiv... Read More
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Monitoring the fate of autologous and allogeneic mesenchymal progenitor cells injected into the superficial digital flexor tendon of horses: preliminary study.
Equine veterinary journal
February 13, 2008
Volume 40, Issue 2 178-181 doi: 10.2746/042516408X276942
Guest DJ, Smith MR, Allen WR.Autologous mesenchymal progenitor cells (MPCs) purified from bone marrow aspirates are being used in the treatment of superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) injuries in the horse with promising results. In this study the fate of autologous and allogeneic MPCs following injection into the SDFT was monitored by stable transfection of MPCs with green fluorescent protein (GFP). Small lesions were created manually in one forelimb SDFT of 2 horses and injected with autologous MPCs, allogeneic MPCs or bone marrow supernatant alone. Post mortem examinations performed after 10 or 34 days revealed GFP... Read More
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International Workshop on Equine Chronic Airway Disease. Michigan State University 16-18 June 2000.
Equine veterinary journal
February 24, 2001
Volume 33, Issue 1 5-19 doi: 10.2746/042516401776767412
Robinson NE.No abstract available Read More
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Management factors associated with stereotypic and redirected behaviour in the thoroughbred horse.
Equine veterinary journal
March 1, 1995
Volume 27, Issue 2 86-91 doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1995.tb03041.x
McGreevy PD, Cripps PJ, French NP, Green LE, Nicol CJ.A greater knowledge of the effect of management factors is required to investigate the ontogeny of abnormal behaviour in the stabled horse. A postal survey of racehorse (flat) trainers yielded information about 22 yard and management factors. The relationship of the factors to the prevalence of abnormal behaviour was analysed by logistic regression. Management factors related to the time spent in the stable showed the strongest associations with stereotypic behaviour. The risk of horses performing abnormal behaviour increased: 1) as the amount of forage fell below 6.8 kg/day, 2) when bedding t... Read More
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Superficial digital flexor tendonitis in the horse.
Equine veterinary journal
October 19, 2000
Volume 32, Issue 5 369-378 doi: 10.2746/042516400777591138
Dowling BA, Dart AJ, Hodgson DR, Smith RK.The superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) is an elastic structure that during maximal exercise appears to operate close to its functional limits. The biomechanical and biochemical responses to exercise, injury, and healing are still poorly understood but ongoing research is providing valuable new information which is addressed in this review. It appears that the SDFT matures early, after which time it has limited ability to adapt to stress and undergoes progressive degeneration. Focal hypocellularity, collagen fibril degeneration, selective fibril loading and alterations in the noncollageno... Read More
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Equine embryonic stem-like cells and mesenchymal stromal cells have different survival rates and migration patterns following their injection into damaged superficial digital flexor tendon.
Equine veterinary journal
September 16, 2010
Volume 42, Issue 7 636-642 doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00112.x
Guest DJ, Smith MR, Allen WR.Injury to the superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) is common in racing and sport horses and poor tendon regeneration leads to high reinjury rates. Autologous mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are being used clinically to improve tendon regeneration but they have some practical limitations. Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) may overcome these limitations but their fate following injection into the damaged SDFT is unknown. Objective: To inject MSCs and ESCs into distinct areas of damage in the SDFT and monitor their survival over a 3 month period. Methods: MSCs and ESCs expressing different reporte... Read More
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Recurrent airway obstruction: a review.
Equine veterinary journal
January 7, 2014
Volume 46, Issue 3 276-288 doi: 10.1111/evj.12204
Pirie RS.Recurrent airway obstruction is a widely recognised airway disorder, characterised by hypersensitivity-mediated neutrophilic airway inflammation and lower airway obstruction in a subpopulation of horses when exposed to suboptimal environments high in airborne organic dust. Over the past decade, numerous studies have further advanced our understanding of different aspects of the disease. These include clarification of the important inhaled airborne agents responsible for disease induction, improving our understanding of the underlying genetic basis of disease susceptibility and unveiling the fu... Read More
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Clinical and neuropathological features of West Nile virus equine encephalomyelitis in Italy.
Equine veterinary journal
February 8, 2000
Volume 32, Issue 1 31-35 doi: 10.2746/042516400777612080
Cantile C, Di Guardo G, Eleni C, Arispici M.West Nile (WN) virus infection is a mosquito-borne flavivirosis endemic in Africa and Asia. Clinical disease is usually rare and mild and only in a few cases the infection causes encephalomyelitis in horses, fever and meningoencephalitis in man. We report here the clinical and pathological findings in an epidemic of the disease involving 14 horses from Tuscany, Italy. All cases were observed from August to October 1998. Affected horses showed ataxia, weakness paresis of the hindlimbs and, in 6 cases, there was paraparesis progressing to tetraplegia and recumbency within 2 to 9 days. Eight anim... Read More
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Head and trunk movement adaptations in horses with experimentally induced fore- or hindlimb lameness.
Equine veterinary journal
January 1, 1996
Volume 28, Issue 1 71-76 doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1996.tb01592.x
Buchner HH, Savelberg HH, Schamhardt HC, Barneveld A.The kinematic patterns of head and trunk were studied in horses during induced supporting limb lameness to understand the mechanisms horses use to compensate for lameness and to evaluate different symmetry indices for their significance as lameness indicators. Using the locomotion analysis system CODA-3 the kinematics of 11 clinically nonlame Dutch Warmblood horses were recorded while walking (1.6 m/s) and trotting (3.5 m/s) on a treadmill. A transient lameness model, evoking pressure induced pain on the hoof sole, was used to induce 3 degrees of fore- and hindlimb lameness. Peak vertical disp... Read More
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Development of the faecal microbiota in foals.
Equine veterinary journal
December 1, 2015
Volume 48, Issue 6 681-688 doi: 10.1111/evj.12532
Costa MC, Stämpfli HR, Allen-Vercoe E, Weese JS.The intestinal microbiota is a complex polymicrobial ecosystem that exerts extremely important roles in the development and maintenance of health. Recently, as new sequencing technologies have become more available, there has been a revolution in the understanding of the equine intestinal microbiota. However, studies characterising the pioneer intestinal bacteria colonising foals and its development over time are still limited. Objective: The objectives of this study were to characterise the intestinal bacterial colonisation of newborn foals and to follow individual animals over time until age... Read More
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Clostridium difficile: prevalence in horses and environment, and antimicrobial susceptibility.
Equine veterinary journal
July 24, 2003
Volume 35, Issue 5 465-471 doi: 10.2746/042516403775600505
Båverud V, Gustafsson A, Franklin A, Aspán A, Gunnarsson A.Clostridium difficile has been associated with acute colitis in mature horses. Objective: To survey C. difficile colonisation of the alimentary tract with age, occurrence of diarrhoea and history of antibiotic therapy; and to study the occurrence and survival of C. difficile in the environment and antimicrobial susceptibility of isolated strains. Methods: A total of 777 horses of different breeds, age and sex were studied. Further, 598 soil samples and 434 indoor surface samples were examined. Antimicrobial susceptibility of 52 strains was investigated by Etest for 10 antibiotics. Results: In ... Read More
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An assessment of wastage in thoroughbred racing from conception to 4 years of age.
Equine veterinary journal
July 1, 1982
Volume 14, Issue 3 185-198 doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1982.tb02389.x
Jeffcott LB, Rossdale PD, Freestone J, Frank CJ, Towers-Clark PF.No abstract available Read More
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