Letter to the Editor: Selection of appropriate controls for studying fatal musculoskeletal injury in racehorses.
Published in Equine veterinary journal
Monozygotic multiple pregnancies after transfer of single in vitro produced equine embryos.
Published in Equine veterinary journal
Monozygotic multiple pregnancy is rare in horses, but may be more common after transfer of an in vitro produced (IVP) embryo. To determine the occurrence, incidence, characteristics and outcome of monozygotic siblings arising from in vivo and IVP equine embryos. Retrospective case series. A total of 496 fresh in vivo and 410 frozen-thawed IVP blast...
A 10-year study of arthroscopic surgery in racing Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses with osteochondral fragmentation of t...
Published in Equine veterinary journal
Osteochondral fragmentation of the carpus is a common cause of lameness in racehorses. Prognosis following arthroscopic removal of the fragments was reported in 1987, but little is known of recent success rates. To identify associations between the severity and location of osteochondral fragments in the carpus, and to describe the racing performanc...
Prevalence of adverse events and their effect on completion of high speed treadmill exercise tests at a single instituti...
Published in Equine veterinary journal
Decline in high speed treadmill (HSTM) exercise testing may be attributed to the rise of over-ground endoscopy and telemetric electrocardiography, in addition to concerns of adverse events during treadmill exercise resulting in injury or inadequate testing. To describe adverse events occurring during HSTM exercise tests at a single institution and ...
Intra-articular anaesthesia of the equine stifle improves foot lameness.
Published in Equine veterinary journal
Equine diagnostic anaesthesia can be a useful tool in challenging lameness examinations. However, anaesthetics diffuse over time leading to nonspecific desensitisation of periarticular structures. Nerves that convey sensation from the distal limb to the central nervous system pass in close proximity to the caudal stifle joint capsule. Therefore, di...
Can quantitative computed tomography detect bone morphological changes associated with catastrophic proximal sesamoid bo...
Published in Equine veterinary journal
Fracture of the proximal sesamoid bones continues to be the most common fatal musculoskeletal injury in US racehorses. Identifying factors that influence fracture risk could lead to screening techniques to reduce catastrophic injury rates and improve animal welfare. To identify morphological differences between proximal sesamoid bones of the contra...
Sequential bacterial sampling of the midline incision in horses undergoing exploratory laparotomy.
Published in Equine veterinary journal
There is limited information about bacterial isolates that are present on the equine midline incision during and following exploratory laparotomy. To investigate the bacterial species cultured from the ventral midline pre-, intra- and post- laparotomy, whether particular bacterial isolates are associated with the development of surgical site infect...
Ex vivo effects of insulin on the structural integrity of equine digital lamellae.
Published in Equine veterinary journal
Laminitis has a considerable impact on the equine industry. Endocrinopathic laminitis is the most common form and affected horses often have hyperinsulinaemia due to an underlying metabolic disorder. The aim of this study was to determine if insulin weakens the structural integrity of digital lamellae and to develop an ex vivo model for the study o...
Does 'hacking' surface type affect equine forelimb foot placement, movement symmetry or hoof impact deceleration during ...
Published in Equine veterinary journal
Both pleasure and competition horses regularly exercise on surfaces such as tarmac, gravel and turf during 'hacking'. Despite this, there is limited evidence relating to the effect of these surfaces upon foot-surface interaction. To investigate forelimb foot placement, hoof vibration and movement symmetry in pleasure horses on three commonly encoun...
Prophylactic therapy with omeprazole for prevention of equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) in horses in active training...
Published in Equine veterinary journal
Guidelines regarding the impact and value of prophylaxis or maintenance therapy in equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) are not well-established or defined. The merits and the magnitude of effects of prophylaxis for spontaneous or recurrent squamous gastric ulceration in horses in training are uncertain. To pool data from randomised controlled tria...
