Blood Storage Conditions Affect Hematological Analysis in Samples From Healthy Donkeys and Donkeys With Experimentally-Induced Endotoxemia

Pharmacokinetics of Meloxicam in Healthy Donkeys

Meloxicam, a non-steroidal anti-Inflammatory drug (NSAID), has been reported as a safe substitute for diclofenac which was banned for veterinary use during 2005-06, due to its relay toxicity associated with the catastrophic decline in vulture populations in Indian subcontinent. It is a preferential cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibiter with higher therapeutic index as compared to diclofenac, indom...

Of Donkeys and Nomograms

If you are a vet, you will often need to know the weight of an animal, for example to prescribe the right amount of a drug. If your animal is a rabbit, this is not a problem. But if your animal is large, say a donkey, and if you are out in the field, then you will not be able to weigh the animal directly. However, if you have a tape measure then you can weigh the animal indirectly, if you have ...

Herd Health for Donkeys

INTESTINAL AND LUNGWORM PARASITE CONTROL Intestinal parasites affecting donkeys are similar to those that affect horses. These include nematodes (large and small strongyles, ascarids, pinworms), bots, and Cestodes (tapeworms). Basic principles of parasite control are the same as for larger equines. Medications used with success in donkeys include fenbendazole, ivermectin, albendazole, and pyran...

Modern Use of Donkeys

In the early 90’s, donkeys were in danger of extinction as species. In Italy, there were counted few heads of many breeds but, unfortunately, others had already been extinct. With the donkey in danger, there was a risk of disappearance of a part of ecosystem, a biodiversity particularly significant as it represents humans’ history. All countries around the Mediterranean sea, countries of southe...

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