Horses, Asses, Zebras, Mules, and Mule Breeding

Pulmonology: horses and zebras.

Nutrition of Horses and Mules

THE PRINCIPLES of the nutrition of horses and mules ^ fundamentalh^ are not unlike those of other domestic livestock. Thus^ for body building and maintenance, for growth, and for production, the horse and mule have need for protein, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, and vitamins, much as these essentials are required for similar vital processes by cattle, sheep, swine, and poultry. The relative im...

Internal Parasites of Horses and Mules

THE DOMESTIC EQUINES provide shelter and subsistence to approximately 150 kinds of protozoa and worms which live, as internal parasites.^ There are few horse owners who have not had some first-hand experience with many of these, and nearly everyone is familiar, in one way or another, with at least some of them. Among the protozoa are the blood-inhabiting trypanosomes and piroplasmata, the cilia...

Chronic fatigue syndrome: identifying zebras amongst the horses

There are currently no investigative tools or physical signs that can confirm or refute the presence of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). As a result, clinicians must decide how long to keep looking for alternative explanations for fatigue before settling on a diagnosis of CFS. Too little investigation risks serious or easily treatable causes of fatigue being overlooked, whilst too many increases...

Breeding electric zebras in the fields of Medicine

Rob is an excellent and expert radiologist. He is a physician who can use a wide set of advanced techniques in medical imaging like X-rays, CT, and MRI examinations to diagnose patients with many types of illness. Rob is in his late forties and many believe he will soon become the head of the radiology department of the hospital: when he makes a point in a meeting, few would contradict him. Man...