Streptococcus pneumoniae type 3 was isolated from seven tracheobronchial aspirates and one pleural tap of seven adult horses and one foal. There was no direct evidence in these horses that isolation of the pneumococcus was related to a specific disease syndrome. Presenting complaints included two horses with chronic cough, two horses with decreased exercise tolerance, one horse with exercise-in...

the aim of the present study was the conducting of comparative analysis of allele pool of ukrainian population of thoroughbred horses and the populations from england, usa, russia and south korea using microsatellite loci of dna on the basis of our own researches and literary sources. comparative analysis of allele pool of thoroughbred populations from different countries was conducted using 6 ...

Attempts were made to present a practical key for identification of small strongyles, the identification ofwhich seems to be a difficult task to do. 4000 nematodes collected from the large intestine of horses anddonkeys were examined. 18 species of small strongyles of horse and 15 of donkey were found. From 6species of large strongyles found in both animals, we only dealt with 3 of Triodontopho...

Clenbuterol is a b2-agonist bronchodilator and mucokinetic drug. When administered at the recommended dose of 0.8 mg/kg q 12 h, it reaches plasma levels that should relax airway smooth muscle. However, the measurable degree of bronchodilation achieved may not always be clinically obvious even in horses with heaves. After a ten-day treatment (0.8 mg/kg q 12 h), the half-life of elimination from ...

A nonlinear time domain seakeeping analysis has been performed for high-speed displacement hulls advancing in head seas with regular waves. An hybrid approach has been employed, solving the unsteady hydrodynamic problem in the frequency domain and the equations of motion in the time domain. A three dimensional Rankine panel method has been used in order to solve the hydrodynamic boundary value ...

BACKGROUND Acute gastrointestinal disease occurs commonly in horses. Novel biomarkers might improve the understanding of SIRS and aid diagnosis and determination of prognosis. HYPOTHESES Increased plasma concentrations of the biomarkers HMGB-1 and nucleosomes are associated with severity of gastrointestinal lesions in horses; concentrations of these biomarkers will be greater in horses with l...

BACKGROUND Fractures of the medial intercondylar eminence of the tibia (MICET) are scarcely reported in horses. OBJECTIVES To report the clinical and diagnostic findings, surgical treatment and outcome in a series of horses presented with MICET fracture and treated with arthroscopic fragment removal. STUDY DESIGN Multicentre retrospective case series. METHODS Case records of horses diagno...

BACKGROUND Many colic horses are compromised due to the disease state and from hours of starvation and sometimes long trailer rides. This could influence their muscle energy reserves and affect the horses' ability to recover. The principal aim was to follow metabolic parameter before, during, and up to 7 days after anaesthesia in healthy horses and in horses undergoing abdominal surgery due to ...

Closure of US equine slaughter facilities in 2007 along with the concomitant economic recession have contributed to a sharp increase in the number of unwanted horses throughout the United States, with estimates totaling 100,000 horses per year. The objective of the study was to obtain comprehensive data regarding nonprofit organizations caring for unwanted horses, along with the characteristics...

OBJECTIVE To examine metabolic responses of chronically starved horses to refeeding with 3 isoenergetic diets. DESIGN Uncontrolled clinical trial. ANIMALS 22 mature mixed-breed horses that were emaciated but otherwise clinically normal. PROCEDURE Horses were fed 1 of 3 diets: alfalfa hay, oat hay, or a combination diet of half oat hay and half commercially prepared ration. Digestible ener...