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Diseases Articles
Strangles: The Stories of Bacteria Horses and Keeping Clean
Colleen Brady, Purdue University, Elaine Bailey, Calvert County Extension Educator in Maryland and Kris Hiney,...
Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1)
What is EHV-1? Equine Herpes Virus is one of the most common respiratory diseases affecting horses. There are at least...
Zoonotic Diseases Affecting Horses and Humans
Horses can be impacted by several different diseases and illnesses. Preventative steps are critical to keeping...
Vesicular Stomatitis
Kathy Anderson, Extension Horse Specialist, University of Nebraska Vesicular stomatitis is a viral disease which...
The Role of Nutrition in Horse Colic and Laminitis
Laminitis is inflammation within the sensitive laminae of the feet. It can occur for many reasons, but as a...
Bacterial Diseases of the Horse
Strangles Craig Wood, University of Kentucky Strangles is a highly contagious upper respiratory infection in horses....
Encephalomyelitis in horses
Ashley Griffin, University of Kentucky Equine encephalomyelitis, also called "sleeping sickness," is an infectious...
Equine Infectious Anemia (Coggins’ Disease)
Ashley Griffin, University of Kentucky Equine infectious anemia (EIA), or swamp fever, is a viral disease that occurs...
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)
Craig Wood, University of Kentucky The organism Sarcocystis neurona, a single-celled animal, can cause equine...