Topic:Disease Management
Disease management in horses encompasses the strategies and practices employed to prevent, control, and treat diseases affecting equine populations. This field involves understanding the etiology, transmission, and clinical presentation of various equine diseases, as well as implementing biosecurity measures and therapeutic interventions. Common diseases in horses include equine influenza, strangles, and equine herpesvirus. Effective disease management relies on accurate diagnosis, vaccination protocols, and the use of antimicrobials and other treatments. This page compiles peer-reviewed research studies and scholarly articles that explore the methodologies, challenges, and advancements in managing diseases in equine health.
Drug resistance among pathogenic bacteria from animals in Ontario. Prevalence of antimicrobial drug resistance among over 3000 clinical isolates of animal pathogens in Ontario during 1971-72 has been studied. A high number of multiple resistance patterns is prevalent among members of Enterobacteriaceae, especially Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium. The most common resistance pattern among bovine strains was against not less than six drugs in common use. Among different animal species the bovine population was found to be the source of a high percentage of chloramphenicol resistant E. coli and S. typhimurium organisms. All the isolates resistant to t...
Limitations of immunofluorescence tests in the diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis. The relative value of heterophil agglutinins (HA) and of specific EBV antibodies in the diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis (IM) was assessed in 108 cases of the disease and in 280 controls. Among the 108 cases 93 were HA-positive by sheep cells in at least one of their sera, while 15 were HA-negative by the same test. Among the 280 controls false-positive HA tests were not encountered except in eight cases with the horse cell microtitre tests. With one of the two slide tests at least two false-positive tests and 12 false-negative tests were also found but these sera had low titres in microt...
Phycomycotic granuloma in horses in the Northern Territory. Under the title “Equine Granuloma in the
Northern Territory of Australia” Lewis (1914)
gave an account of a disease of horses otherwise
known as “swamp cancer”. A variety of superficial sites are affected but these are rarely above
the level of the shoulder joint and principally
involve the lower legs and the ventral aspect of the
thoracoabdominal wall. The lesions on the legs are
granulating ulcers, those on the body are subcutaneous swellings and both are characterised by
the presence of conspicuous necrotic cores or
“kunkers” in the inflammatory tissue.
Johnston (1971)...
[Salmonella typhimurium in man and domestic animals]. No abstract available