There are a large variety of infectious and noninfectious inflammatory diseases that affect
the gastrointestinal system of horses (Table 1). 1–8 For many years the percentage of these …

Enteric disease in horses may be caused by a variety of microorganisms, including several
clostridial species. Paeniclostridium sordellii (previously Clostridium sordellii) has been …

Hendra virus disease (HeVD) is an emerging zoonosis in Australia, resulting from the
transmission of Hendra virus (HeV) to horses from Pteropus bats. Vaccine uptake for horses …

EHV-1 infection is responsible for huge economic losses in equines due to abortion and
neonatal mortality. In this study, we describe 4 cases of abortion and neonatal deaths from …

Anaplasmosis is a vector-borne, infectious and noncontagious disease. The disease is
caused by various pathogens of the genus Anaplasma. The different species cause different …

In this chapter, we review exposure risk dynamics and coping mechanisms that equids
employ against macroparasites, with a focus on gastrointestinal nematodes. As bulk-feeding …

The Veterinary Dermatology column is a collaboration of the Canadian Veterinary Journal
with the Canadian Academy of Veterinary Dermatology (CAVD). The CAVD invites everyone …

Eco-immunological research is encumbered by a lack of basic research in a wild context
and by the availability of few non-invasive tools to measure the internal state of wild animals …

The objective of this study was to determine the parasitological profiles of traction equids
from the semi-arid climate of Paraíba (PB) State. We analyzed 96 equids that performed …

Hendra virus (HeV) infection is a zoonosis of importance in Australia. An outbreak of HeV
occurred on the mid-north coast region of New South Wales (NSW) in June and July 2013 …