Welcome to The Horse’s Advocate Podcast episode 103 “Equine Respiratory Diseases, Equine Coronavirus, EPM, And An Assortment Of Gait Problems In Horses - Presentations At An Equine Veterinary Conference” by Geoff Tucker, DVM. Recorded on November 8, 2023
Here are the lectures covered on this day.
1) Relevance Impact of Common and Lesser Characterized Respiratory Viruses Associated With Upper Airway Disease. Nicola Pusterla, DVM. This talk focuses on identifying common viruses and separating them from common bacterial infections of the upper airway. Discussion includes Equine Herpes Viruses 1&4, 2&5, Equine Influenza Virus, Equine Rhinitis Virus, and the bacteria Strep equi. Prevention is also touched on.
2) Coronavirus In Horses: Any Reason To Panic? Nicola Pusterla, DVM. Whether horses can get or give Sars-CoV-2 from or to humans is discussed. The Equine Coronavirus, unlike Covid-19, affects the gastrointestinal tract. Should we worry about this?
3) Protozoal MuloWHAT? Updates You Must Know. Nicola Pusterla, DVM. Equine Protozoal Myelitis (EPM) is one of three protozoal diseases horses can be affected by. This article discusses how they are differentiated and treated and preventive measures.
4) Gait Deficits Associated with the Cervical-Thoracobrachial (CTB) Syndrome—Jean-Marie Denoix, DVM—This part of the spine includes the neck and vertebrae near the withers. It also includes the forearm area, specifically the innervation of the forelimb and the relative position of these nerves to the vertebra and the first rib.
5) Gait Deficits Associated With Thoracolumbar Conditions—Jean-Marie Denoix, DVM—This part of the spine is the collection of the vertebrae between the front limbs and the hind limbs. He discusses Spondylosis and Kissing Spine.
6) Gait Deficits Associated To Sacroiliac Injuries - Jean-Marie Denoix, DVM - The discussion revolves around injuries to the pelvis and its connection to the spinal vertebra and the associated neurologic damage.
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