Equine Medicine

How to meet the mathematical needs of the higher grades of laminitis.

Lexington, Ky. -- A $1 million campaign to fund veterinary laminitis research in horses was recently unveiled by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP).

Rockville, Md. -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just approved the veterinary drug Prascend (pergolide mesylate for the control of clinical signs associated with Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID or Equine Cushing's disease) in horses.

Lexington, Ky. -- The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) amended its therapeutic drug rule to restrict use to a single non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).

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Madison, Wis. - Twenty-five cases of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) have been documented in Wisconsin since late August and the number of confirmed cases is expected to grow.

Evidence-based medicine calls into question whether this disorder truly exists.

Albany, N.Y. - New York Senator Thomas Duane says he intends to introduce legislation calling for a statewide ban on the use of furosemide for any horse participating in a state-sanctioned horse race.