Wound healing in the PRP-treated lesions proceeded more rapidly (by 15 days) and with less granulation tissue than the control lesions.

Dr. Rick Mitchell in this podcast discusses Proper Techniques for Equine Joint Injections in an Ambulatory Environment.

The AAEP Infectious Disease Committee has published new guidelines for Glanders

Steaming hay better maximizes nutrient intake and palatability compared to soaking, while also mitigating particulate matter that could irritate airways.

The premise of the study is that long-term, starch-fed diets in horses can elicit low-grade systemic inflammation with the potential to develop ID.

The study concluded that while enrofloxacin and its metabolite ciprofloxacin diffuse to fetal fluids early in gestation, there were no detectable abnormalities found in any fetus after two weeks of mare treatment.

Cresty neck score can be predictive of insulin dysregulation and laminitis risk in horses and ponies.

A cryptorchid stallion has much higher levels of AMH than an intact stallion.

Those horses admitted to the facility for colic had fewer intestinal microbial species that were also less diverse.

While the modified-live virus bovine coronavirus vaccination caused minimal shedding in horses, it also resulted in a limited number of serological responses.

The authors stressed that joint soundness or pathology is only one aspect of a horse’s ability to perform.

A recent study evaluated the effect of age and different diets on ACTH levels measured through TRH stimulation and dexamethasone suppression testing procedures.

The results indicated that maximal concentration of amikacin in the coffin joint was achieved by 15 minutes.

The study concluded that mare obesity altered metabolism and increased low-grade inflammation in both dams and foals.

Researchers are looking at "biologic clocks" in skeletal muscle cells.

EquiManagement and Dechra Veterinary Products have teamed up to bring you three special AAEP Convention podcasts.

EquiManagement and Dechra have teamed up to bring you three special AAEP Convention podcasts.

EquiManagement and Dechra Veterinary Products have teamed up to bring you three special AAEP Convention podcasts.

Complication rates of EquiPENS™ neuromodulation are low, but there is a wide range of variation in relation to its efficacy.

Research on neuroinhibitory steroids shows that they work like sedatives in conjunction with other substances during pregnancy and parturition.

Dr. Ed Squires' paper looks at how assisted reproduction techniques have been introduced into the equine industry and their impacts.

Non-surgical management might be a valid treatment option for some cases of metacarpo/metatarsophalangeal joint dorsal chip fracture.

Presentations about ‘hot’ topics in equine health from the 2018 AAEP Convention can be found here and online, brought to you by Zoetis.