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Many internal parasites can infect horses, but only a handful of these cause clinical disease. These can infect specific systems, tissues and organs, obtaining nutrients from the horse so that they...

Parasitic worms live in the intestines of nearly all horses, with small numbers being tolerated and causing no noticeable effect on the horse’s overall health. Larger infestations of intestinal...

Parasitic worms are among the most common issues that are routinely addressed in veterinary medicine. They pose an ongoing threat to the wellbeing of all companion and working animals. Worm...

The threat of parasites and worms are a reality for large, small and exotic animals. These are also among the most common issues that are routinely addressed in veterinary practices. Typically...

Treating parasitic worms is a common occurrence in large animal, small animal and exotic veterinary practices. Worm infestations are regularly reported in dogs, cats, horses, cattle and a wide...

Parasites and worms are very common in companion animals (including exotic animal species), livestock and working animals. Thus, they are among the most common issues that are routinely addressed in...

Lameness is a general term used to describe abnormalities in a horse’s gait, usually in response to pain in a limb or some mechanical restriction on movement.1 The onset most commonly...

The relationship between internal equine parasites and the risk of colic has been widely known in the cases of several types of worms that infect horses.  In recent years, there have been...

Horses’ skin and coats are regularly exposed to numerous fungal organisms via the air and soil. Like bacterial and viral infections, horses are more susceptible to fungal infections when they...

Worms are a normal occurrence in horses and are usually present in most horses at varying levels of infestation. How a horse acquires worms depends on the lifecycle of the worm; in most cases, eggs...

Equine influenza and other respiratory viruses (e.g., rhinopneumonitis, rhinovirus) as well as bacterial infections can affect horses at any time of year. Horses that live in large barns, travel or...

According to the International Association for the Study of Pain, the definition of “pain” is “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential...