Equine Veterinary News

    Check registration status of recruits, warns RCVS

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is stressing the need for employers to check the registration status of the veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses they recruit. This comes following several incidences where veterinary surgeons have been...

    Petplan awarded Which? Best Buy

    Petplan , the pet insurance provider has been selected as a Which? Best Buy. The independent consumer guide selected Petplan's 'Covered For Life' policy that covers animals for accidents and illnesses, including reoccurring conditions, such as diabetes...

    NOAH launches 'Use Animal Medicines Responsibly' campaign.

    The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) has launched a new 'Use Medicines Responsibly' campaign. The main thrust of the campaign is an initiative by NOAH to encourage pharmaceutical companies to add: 'Use Medicines Responsibly' as a strapline...

    BEVA urges vets to be alert to Atypical Myopathy

    The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) is urging veterinary surgeons to be on the lookout for outbreaks of Atypical Myopathy (AM) this spring. Atypical Myopathy is a serious muscle disease found in the UK and Northern Europe. It is linked...

    BEVA launches new wound management resources

    The BEVA has launched a range of resources to support primary care veterinary professionals in equine practice. The new resources include the Equine Veterinary Journal’s (EVJ) publication of BEVA’s Primary Clinical Care Guidelines on wound management...

    Veterinary experts work on new guidelines for detecting fetlock injury in racehorses

    Veterinary experts from around the world have stepped closer to defining guidelines for the identification of pre-fracture pathology in the racehorse fetlock at a meeting held last week. The two-day collaborative workshop was hosted by the Jockey Club...

    New colour-match hoof repair product

    Imprint has announced the launch of graphite-coloured Hoof Repair - a low melt mouldable thermoplastic product used for the repair of cracked and damaged hooves which colour matches the natural hoof for improved aesthetics. Hand-mouldable into any...

    Plymouth vet is a Ceva welfare winner

    Six individuals have been announced as the winners of the second annual Ceva Animal Welfare Awards, honoured for their contributions to the prevention and reduction of animal welfare problems in the UK and abroad. All winners were originally nominated...

    Petplan launches new award: Equine Vet of The Year

    The invaluable work done by equestrian vets in the UK is to be recognised with a new award sponsored by leading equine insurance provider Petplan Equine at the Animal Health Trust Awards in November. The ‘Petplan Equine Vet of the Year' award people...

    Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica launches Equitop Myoplast® Power Pearls

    Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica has launched a unique and natural muscle building supplement for horses, Equitop Myoplast Power Pearls, containing 18 key amino acids. The company says maintaining muscular condition in performance and sports horses can...

    Research indicates that aging not PPID behind intestinal problems in older horses

    The Waltham Equine Studies Group has announced the results of two pieces of research designed to improve understanding of the best nutritional support for older horses, whether they are healthy or diagnosed with Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction...

    BEVA outraged over uncertified equine semen

    The British Equine Veterinary Association has expressed its outrage that veterinary surgeons are regularly being asked to break the law by inseminating imported equine semen that doesn’t have an accompanying health certificate. Thousands of shipments...

    Horse Trust reports horse owners hit by recession

    Equine charity The Horse Trust has reported an unprecendented number of enquiries from people wanting to rehome their horses and ponies. In the three weeks since the financial crisis resulted in repossessions, job losses and cash shortages, more than...

    New award for excellence in pain management

    Merial Animal Health is inviting practitioners to submit original clinical pain management cases for The Previcox & Equioxx European Clinical Case Award for Excellence. Set up last year, the award recognises excellence in pain management in companion...

    MSD launches Fight Equine Flu campaign

    MSD Animal Health has launched a new campaign against equine flu, which includes various materials to help practices spread the word about the importance of vaccination. Apparently, there were over 100 times more recorded outbreaks of equine flu across...

    Confirmed: maggots can help heal horse wounds

    A new study 1 published in the Equine Veterinary Journal's (EVJ) special American Association of Equine Practitioners supplement has concluded that maggots can play an integral role in modern veterinary care for a variety of wounds in horses. The...

    Fire brigade donates horse to the RVC

    The London Fire Brigade has donated a life-size horse model to the Royal Veterinary College, to be used for student training. The donation is in recognition of 11 years large animal handling training that the RVC has given firefighters from the London...

    New study shows most thoroughbred flat racing injuries are minor

    The Royal Veterinary College has published the results of a study 1 which found that 70% of injuries recorded among thoroughbred flat racing horses on race-day were minor and not career-ending. Using 14 years’ of race day veterinary reports, the study...

    CVS makes PPE compulsory for equine vets

    CVS Equine has made personal protective equipment (PPE) mandatory for all of its staff that handle horses. From early 2025, all vets, nurses and technicians will be required to wear a hard hat in the vicinity of a horse, pony or donkey – whether in...

    AHT building new cancer centre

    The Animal Health Trust has cut the first sod of a new cancer centre for animals in Suffolk. The AHT's Cancer Centre will provide all three treatment options: surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, on one site. The cancer facility is being purpose...

    Zoetis adds equine faecal egg count analysis to Vetscan Imagyst

    Zoetis has added AI equine faecal egg count analysis to its diagnostics platform, Vetscan Imagyst. Dr Wendy Talbot BVSc DipECEIM MRCVS, Equine National Veterinary Manager at Zoetis said: “Fast equine faecal egg count results are crucial for the appropriate...

    CEVA sponsors RVC Equine Vet’s PhD

    CEVA Animal Health has confirmed its sponsorship of Stephanie Dakin, an equine veterinary PhD student at the Royal Veterinary College in London. The four-year sponsorship, due to commence October 2008, is being run through the BBSRC Industrial CASE...

    BCF launches Logiq S7 Expert ultrasound system

    BCF Technology has announced the launch of the Logiq S7 Expert ultrasound system. BCF says the new system offers the latest in ultrasound technology and represents a significant leap forward in imaging capability. The Logiq S7 ultrasound system...

    Dechra launches novel strangles vaccine

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched Strangvac, a protein-based strangles vaccine for horses and ponies. Strangvac has been in development for over 25 years and Dechra says it's the first and only intramuscular vaccine to help protect against strangles...

    Survey shows equine gastric ulcer diagnosis improving

    Merial has announced the results of a survey which suggests that whilst diagnosis of gastric ulcers in horses is improving, there is still room for improvement. The survey of 50 equine vets, which was conducted in May this year, showed that the number...