Equine Tendonitis and Desmitis Study Guide
Tendonitis (tendon inflammation) and desmitis (ligament inflammation) represent some of the most common and career-limiting soft …
Read article →Equine Tetanus Study Guide
Tetanus (also known as lockjaw) is a potentially fatal neurological disease caused by the neurotoxin tetanospasmin, produced by t…
Read article →Equine Thrush Study Guide
Thrush is a degenerative, keratolytic condition of the equine frog caused primarily by Fusobacterium necrophorum, an anaerobic, g…
Read article →Equine Twinning Study Guide
Twin pregnancy in the mare is one of the most significant causes of reproductive loss in equine practice, historically accounting…
Read article →Equine Ulcerative Lymphangitis Study Guide
Ulcerative lymphangitis is a chronic, suppurative infection of the cutaneous lymphatic vessels in horses, primarily caused by Cor…
Read article →Equine Urinary Tract Disease Study Guide
Urinary tract disease in horses is relatively uncommon compared to other species, with a reported prevalence of kidney disease at…
Read article →Equine Urogenital Injuries Study Guide
Urogenital injuries represent a critical category of equine disorders commonly tested on the NAVLE. These conditions range from l…
Read article →Equine Septic Tenosynovitis Study Guide
Septic tenosynovitis is an infection of tendon sheaths that represents a serious orthopedic emergency in horses.
Read article →Equine Sinusitis Study Guide
Equine sinusitis is the most common disease affecting the paranasal sinuses in horses. It represents an inflammatory condition of…
Read article →Equine Squamous Cell Carcinoma Study Guide
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common tumor in horses after equine sarcoid and the most common malignant skin t…
Read article →Equine Strangles Study Guide
Strangles is the most frequently diagnosed infectious disease of horses worldwide, caused by the gram-positive, beta-hemolytic ba…
Read article →Equine Subsolar Abscess Study Guide
Subsolar abscess (also known as hoof abscess, septic pododermatitis, or "pus in the foot") is the most common cause of acute, sev…
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