Diseases

To prevent EPM, opossums should be kept out of the barn and especially away from sources of hay, feed, Read more

While most horses tolerate paste deworming products with no adverse effects, a report from Texas A & M University Read more

Spread by the bites of affected ticks, Lyme disease can cause muscle pain and stiffness, mild lameness, and behavioral Read more

Moon blindness is a common term that refers to equine recurrent uveitis (ERU), a disease that causes chronic irritation Read more

Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis is a degenerative neurological disease that affects horses. First described almost 40 years ago, the disease Read more

In cats and humans, lysine supplementation has been prescribed for the treatment of herpesvirus infections, which can cause keratitis Read more

Diseased or damaged molars or cheek teeth must often be removed. A retrospective study of over 110 horses by Read more

EHV can be divided into several different types based upon the disease that each causes. Read more

The disease is most often seen in autumn in young horses kept at pasture without grain supplementation. Read more

Equine piroplasmosis is caused by protozoal parasites that infect a horse's blood. Natural transmission is by ticks, but the Read more