Preparing Stallions for Breeding Season
A breeding soundness exam is a useful tool that stallion owners and managers can use to evaluate the reproductive status of their stallion. The objective of a breeding soundness exam Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Health
The Battle against Rain Rot
The typical wet and humid weather of Louisiana are perfect conditions to increase the risk for your horse to contract the skin disease commonly known as “rain rot.” Rain rot Continue Reading →
Equine Infectious Anemia and the Coggins Test
by Dr. Kelly Hudspeth, DVM. Is Coggins a disease in horses? Most people know that a Coggins test is required once a year in Louisiana on your horses. The test Continue Reading →
The Importance of Equine Genetic Testing
By Dr. Neely Walker. Horses can be affected by a variety of genetically linked disorders. In 2009, the whole horse genome sequence was categorized. This advancement in genetics has produced Continue Reading →
Seasonality of Reproduction in Horses
By Erin L. Oberhaus, MS. Graduate Assistant, Louisiana State University School of Animal Sciences; Jenny L. Sones, DVM PhD. Assistant Professor of Theriogenology, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Continue Reading →
Tips for Horse Owners During Hurricane Season
BATON ROUGE—With the hurricane season upon us, it is important for horse owners to ready themselves in advance for evacuation and other recommended tasks related to hurricane preparedness. Here are Continue Reading →
