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Applying practical equine rehabilitationMay 16, 2023Equine prehabilitation (prehab) and rehabilitation (rehab) strategies that maintain and improve horse health and recovery can be easy to incorporate into your clinical practice.
Funds available for emerging leaders in equine medicineMarch 23, 2023Equine veterinary students are encouraged to saddle up and gallop toward a scholarship opportunity from the Foundation for the Horse.
Pour-on NSAID for mastitis-induced fever in cattle OKed by FDAFebruary 22, 2023Merck Animal Health receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of expanded indication for BANAMINE TRANSDERMAL for the control of fever in cattle due to mastitis
Tackling rural veterinary crisis goal of USDA-funded student programFebruary 16, 2023The College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University (K-State) is inviting aspiring veterinarians interested in working with farm animals to partake in its Summer Program for Aspiring Rural Kansas (SPARK) veterinary experience.
Deer may be reservoir for SARS-Cov-2 variants, study suggestsFebruary 6, 2023The evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from humans to white-tailed deer, and its transmission ability in the deer population is the driving force behind the study conducted by the Cornell Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The study, “White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) May Serve as a Wildlife Reservoir for Nearly Extinct SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern,” published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, looks …
Yays and neighs for performing standing enucleationJanuary 24, 2023Appropriate preparation is critical for success when performing enucleation in the standing horse. The procedure should be performed in a clean, dust-free environment with adequate lighting.
A coordinated approach to equine insulin dysregulationOctober 20, 2022Insulin dysregulation (ID) is the presence of one or more of the following: basal or fasting hyperinsulinemia, tissue insulin resistance, or exaggerated insulin response to ingested nonstructural carbohydrates (i.e. starch, simple sugars, and fructans, and/or exaggerated insulin response to intravenously provided simple sugars). Horses or ponies with ID are at increased risk of laminitis, and diet is central to managing any animal with ID.
2022 They Ate What?! X-ray Contest winnersOctober 1, 2022Check out the WINNER of the 15th annual Veterinary Practice News They Ate What?! X-ray Contest!
Patient safety, access to care central to livestock center renovationSeptember 30, 2022Cattle, pigs, sheep, and other livestock now have improved access to care at Kansas State University (K-State).
