British Equine Veterinary Association

During his presidential year, Dr. Huw is keen to champion the cause of vets to make sure they are healthy and happy while doing their job.

Use of SDMA as a prognostic biomarker for equine dehydration warrants further research.

Bottom Line: Supra-physiologic thyroxine supplementation caused a decreased V200 during a standard exercise test and might result in cardiac arrhythmias.

Veterinarians now has free access to EVJ and EVE articles on donkey Medicine and Welfare.

Book your ticket now for the September 2021 British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) Congress and 13th International Equine Colic Symposium.

EqHV or EqPV-H infections are unlikely to be the primary cause for the high GGT syndrome seen in Thoroughbred racehorses.

The Transatlantic Equine Clinics will bring together leading experts from the UK and USA to discuss their approaches to clinical equine conundrums.

After 14 months of COVID-enforced online CPD only, BEVA’s much-lauded practical CPD is back with face-to-face courses alongside digital learning.

The dual antigen ELISA is not recommended for the diagnosis of previous S. equi exposure in horses that have been vaccinated with Pinnacle IN.

The Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ) is giving free to read access to a Special Collection of previously published articles covering the health and welfare of horses competing in hot and humid conditions.

Recommending that clients change their horse's diet from oaten hay to a lower WSC hay might be useful as part of long-term management of equine peripheral caries.

Recent research in Austria indicated that the risk of equine parvovirus‐hepatitis (EqPV‐H) increased with age.

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) Congress will be held live in September 2021.

Inhaled ciclesonide resulted in a clinical improvement and improved quality of life in horses with severe equine asthma after 10 days of treatment.

This commercially available implant might offer an alternative to treat subchondral cystic lesions in young horses in different anatomical locations.

Osteoarthritis of the caudal cervical region is a relatively common finding in actively performing Warmblood jumpers, suggesting that this finding might be of less clinical significance than previously thought.

Does adding amniotic membrane to the treatment of equine corneal ulcers improve or speed healing?

This study compared the effects of three restricted grazing regimens on changes in body weight (BW) and morphometric measurements in ponies.

Researchers found that ethanol-based antisepsis can be used for skin preparation prior to performing immediate, short-duration procedures in horses.

A new BEVA course for equine veterinarians is designed to help them address nutritional needs of physical problems.

An annual booster vaccination should not be relied on as the sole preventative measure against equine influenza.

BUN might have utility as a prognostic indicator for IMHA/IMTP cases.

The prognosis for survival in foals with septic arthritis is good and future racing performance does not appear to be affected.

This longitudinal randomized field trial evaluated egg count levels, bodyweight and equine health under defined parasite control protocols in foals and mares at four stud farms in New Zealand.

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has a week of interactive initiatives for members during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week November 18-24, 2020.

The Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ) from the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has provided a collection of scientific articles on cardiac arrhythmia and performance horses.

Continuing in its tradition of recognizing brilliance within the equine veterinary profession, the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) presented two awards, albeit virtually, on September 10, 2020.

Lifting the pelvic limbs was the only specific pain behavior after castration in donkeys.

BEVA Congress is again postponed and is now scheduled to be held in September 2021 due to the pandemic.

This study suggests that more radiographic channels and greater channel diameter are associated with poorer measures of past performance.

The immunocrit test is a quantitative, quick, inexpensive, reliable and objective method to detect FPT in foals.

Does applanation or rebound tonometry have the lowest inter‐ and intra‐user variation when measuring intraocular pressure in horses?

This study looked at the outcomes of synovial contamination of the calcaneal bursae in horses treated by endoscopic lavage and debridement.

This study evaluated the effect of laser salpingopharyngostomy on the guttural pouch environment of healthy horses.

CMFC is associated with an increased likelihood of the horse not being in ridden work at long-term follow-up.

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) is offering free membership to veterinary students to help encourage more vets into equine practice.

BEVA has summarized current recommendations for use of analgesia in horses and published these in an EVJ open-access article.

This triennial event, which has been running for 35 years, is hosted alternately by BEVA and the AAEP.

BEVA presented awards to some of the best and brightest in equine veterinary medicine at the 2019 BEVA Congress.

Tim Mair, an internal medicine and equine surgery specialist and editor of EVE, has been appointed president of the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) for 2019-2020.

Keeping the sport horse on the road will be the theme for the final day at this year’s BEVA Congress held September 11-14.

Cases of ulcerative keratitis with furrow in horses might have a more favorable prognosis than previously thought.

This prospective UK study compared the efficacy of misoprostol and combined omeprazole‐sucralfate for the treatment of equine gastric glandular disease.

Registration is now open and the full program is available for Europe's largest equine veterinary conference.

A research study from Australia points to the potential to use exhaled to determine lower airway disease.

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has launched a new section on its website to help veterinarians and horse owners better understand equine dentistry.

A collection of free articles is available from Equine Veterinary Journal discussing breakthroughs in equine fracture management.