This prospective cohort study compared salivary alpha‐amylase (sAA) activity and concentration in healthy horses to those with acute abdominal disease.

Enrofloxacin and ciprofloxacin are detectable in the fetus and fetal fluids after administration to late‐term mares, but they did not result in detectable effects on foal cartilage.

This special laminitis research collection is important for every equine veterinary practitioner.

The mare’s microbiome might be a key factor in the establishment of her foal’s gut microbial ecosystem.

While flunixin meglumine and firocoxib have similar pain control in this study, the firocoxib-treated horses had reduced evidence of endotoxemia 48 hours post‐surgery.

There can be significant variation in URT disorder grade/appearance between multiple overground endoscopic examinations (OGE).

Incisional contamination alone is unlikely to cause surgical site infection in horses undergoing exploratory laparotomy.

S. equi is likely to survive for longer periods in wet, humid and cold conditions, and it can survive for longer than previously thought.

Leptospirosis is a potential cause of ERU in Belgium, and both intraocular media should be tested when possible.

Ocular disease in horses aged ≥15 years in southeast Queensland is common, but is under-recognized by owners.

The Equine Veterinary Journal has published a special issue to celebrate its 50th anniversary that includes special review articles in six priority areas.

Research shows that S. equi is likely to survive for longer periods in wet, humid and cold conditions and could survive for longer than previously thought.