Vet Times articles

The latest veterinary content produced by Vet Times, covering topics such as Companion animal, Equine, Exotics, Farm animal, Welfare and General.

March 2018

Lameness: latest thinking on diagnostic challenges

The authors review some of the recent literature that has advanced our knowledge of the diagnosis of lameness.

23 mins
Managing equine skin diseases: devising control programmes

Andy Durham outlines the two-step process for investigating causes of pruritus in horses – including how decide there is an allergy at all.

32 mins
Equine colic: diagnosis, treatment and determining need for surgery

Emily Haggett attempts to offer assistance to fellow clinicians on a number of aspects, including signalment, history taking, clinical examination and treatment.

40 mins
Equine PPID: do current diagnostic tests give practitioners all the answers?

Nicola Menzies-Gow discusses a slowly progressive neurodegenerative disease with loss of dopaminergic (inhibitory) input to the melanotropes of the pituitary pars intermedia.

57 mins
Equine ’flu: immune responses and gaps

The author updates readers on currently circulating viruses, clinical signs to look for, diagnosis, treatment, surveillance and vaccination.

43 mins
Fermented wheat germ extract effect study on horse behaviour

Malcolm Weetman, Tony Davies, Rosemary Brown, Max Murray, Patrick Pollock and David Sutton on the findings of a six-year study.

58 mins

February 2018

Equine laminitis – clinical signs and prevention options

Andy Durham takes a look at this equine disease, and management and preventive strategies.

32 mins
Equine small strongyle infections

Jacqueline Matthews discusses identification, monitoring and treatment of significant gastrointestinal parasitic helminth burdens.

26 mins

January 2018

Insidious form of equine recurrent uveitis

Philip Ivens discusses this common eye disease in horses, highlighting its subclinical insidious form and how to identify it.

30 mins

December 2017

Understanding pedal osteitis

Russell Parker describes non-septic and septic osteitis in horses, considering the signs, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.

29 mins
Common disorders of equine joints: causes to treatment

Rachel Agass and Barny Fraser describe conditions affecting joints in horses, while also considering various diagnostic and treatment methods.

45 mins

November 2017

Understanding non-clinical benefits of EBVM

Elizabeth Jackson discusses a study into professionals’ perceptions of how this method helps organisational aspects of practice.

29 mins
Update on headshaking in equine patients

David Rendle outlines the causes, development, symptoms and treatment options for this neurological condition in horses (includes video content).

Broodmare management in UK: could it be better?

Belinda Rose discusses the use of ovulatory induction agents and post-covering treatments in reducing early pregnancy loss in horses.

29 mins

October 2017

Approaching sedation in horses

Harriet Coates discusses the use of alpha₂-adrenoceptor agonists in equines and some of the side effects that can occur.

40 mins
Foot infections in equine patients

Jonathan Anderson looks at the anatomy of the distal phalanx and hoof before describing related foot conditions in the horse.

43 mins
Benefits and limitations of using NSAIDs in equine care

Alex Draper reviews pain management thinking for equines in the latest Practice Notes column in Veterinary Times.

19 mins

September 2017

Exotic disease threats to UK equine population

Aimi Duff highlights the main disease threats to the UK equine population, their transmission and clinical symptoms.

39 mins
Management of obesity-related equine laminitis part 1: planning

David Rendle discusses measures he considers should be taken to manage obesity in horses, in the first of a two-part article.

50 mins
Hindlimb conformation and lameness in sports horses

Sue Dyson reviews literature related to aspects of this issue, in light of clinical experiences and limited evidence-based data.

29 mins