Equine Veterinary News

    Blue Cross and BEVA publish results of Equine Health Survey 2017

    The Blue Cross and British Equine Veterinary Association have published the results of the 2017 National Equine Health Survey, which have remained broadly consistent with previous years. Participation in this year’s survey was similar to previous...

    Free BEVA membership for vets

    The BEVA has announced that from today, it is dropping membership renewal charges for all veterinary surgeons for the next three months to help support you during the COVID-19 crisis. All existing BEVA members will have their membership automatically...

    20% of horse owners don't know how to treat redworm

    This year's National Equine Health Survey, conducted by the Blue Cross and supported by Zoetis, has revealed that 20% of owners who claimed to have treated for encysted small redworm (ESRW) used a wormer that was not indicated to treat the parasite....

    Dechra to host CPD on cat inappetence, sedation of dogs, and strangles at London Vet Show

    Dechra Veterinary Products is hosting a series of one hour CPD sessions covering cat inappetence, the sedation of dogs, and strangles at the London Vet Show this year (17th/18th November). At 9.00am on Thursday and 1.45pm on Friday, Dr Sam Taylor,...

    Free BEVA antimicrobial webinar for vets coming up on the 24th

    BEVA is marking Antimicrobial Awareness Week with an antimicrobial webinar for all equine vets on 24th November at 8:00pm. Bruce Bladon will describe current antibiotic use in equine practice, Victoria South will consider the use of Highest Priority...

    Intervet/Schering-Plough sponsors Equine Business Management Strategies program

    Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has announced that it is to sponsor the Equine Business Management Strategies (EBMS) program, a targeted business education program developed for equine veterinary surgeons and practice professionals. According...

    New website for horse owners

    Horse owner Cate Ashton has launched a new website http://www.manage-my-horse.com/ for 'conscientious horse owners, yard managers and equestrian professionals'. The impressive-looking (and free) site allows members to record almost every facet...

    MSD seeks feedback for next year's Horse Health Week

    MSD Animal Health Equine is seeking feedback from equine practices about how Horse Health Week, it's annual campaign to promote equine health, can be further improved and developed. This year’s Horse Health Week, which ran at the end of September...

    81% of equine worming strategies ineffective against resistance

    81% of equine worming strategies are not effective in fight against resistance, because owners are not conducting an adequate level of faecal egg counts (FEC), according to a survey carried out by Countrywide , the supplier of equestrian products. ...

    Vets invited to apply for research bursary

    MSD Animal Health has launched its 2021 veterinary surgeon research bursaries and is inviting applications. Three bursaries are available - two in ruminant and one in companion animal research, each worth up to £4,000. Annabelle Mohring, Veterinary...

    Vet in drive to raise £100,000 for spinal muscular atrophy

    VetSurgeon member Viki Edmondson MRCVS is taking part in a drive to help 13-year-old Octavia Woodward, who was born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), raise £100,000 to help The SMA Trust . Viki, a well-known vet in the carriage driving world, will...

    CEVA trial confirms efficacy of Tiludronate for the treatment of bone spavin

    CEVA Animal Health has published a trial which, according to the company, shows that horses suffering lameness caused by bone spavin can show marked improvement following treatment with a Tiludronate infusion, in combination with controlled exercise...

    Talk About Laminitis campaign is back

    Boehringer Ingelheim has announced that its 'Talk About Laminitis' campaign will run from Mid March until the end of June. Last year, the initiative saw over 9000 horses and ponies tested for PPID through its free ACTH test scheme. This year, to...

    BEVA Congress 2020 cancelled

    BEVA Congress 2020, which had been postponed from this September to January 2021, has now been cancelled. BEVA Congress 2021 will now take place from September 4th-7th 2021. The decision to cancel Congress 2020 was taken by BEVA Council and the Congress...

    New veterinary scholarship programme for equine research

    The Royal Veterinary College, together with the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) and Mars Equestrian, has launched an international scholarship programme aimed at advancing the health and welfare of horses, and providing...

    Financial tool helps practices achieve 36% growth

    Zoetis Business Consulting has released figures showing that Profit Solver, its financial analysis tool, has delivered an average EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) growth of 36% for the 28 UK practices that have...

    CVS Equine practices' new research into equine pastern dermatitis

    CVS Equine practices are undertaking a collaborative clinical study to improve our understanding about the clinical signs and aetiology of equine pastern dermatitis (EPD). Despite being a common disease, CVS says very little research has been undertaken...

    WebLeC launches monthly equine CPD

    WebLeC has launched a monthly online equine CPD service. One hour live interactive sessions will take place every third Thursday at 7:30 pm. A single meeting costs £30 plus VAT, or savings can be made by taking out a flexible subscription that allows...

    BCF launches competition to win a digital radiography system

    BCF Technology has launched a competition to win a top of the range digital radiography system from its Cuattro range for 6 months. To enter the competition, you need to record a short video (up to 2 minutes) explaining how the DR system would transform...

    New treatment offers hope for headshaking in horses

    Academics from the University of Bristol's School of Veterinary Sciences and the neurology team at Southmead Hospital Bristol have published the results of study examining the use of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) therapy as a treatment...

    EVJ highlights advantages of evidence synthesis

    The Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ) has published a special virtual collection of reviews where evidence synthesis has been used. The term ‘evidence synthesis’ describes a range of methodological approaches used to systematically review, appraise,...

    New study links sycamore tree to equine atypical myopathy

    A new study published this month in the Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ) 1 has concluded that toxins from the seeds of the sycamore tree ( Acer pseudoplatanus ) are the likely cause of Atypical Myopathy (AM) in Europe. However, to avoid confusion...

    EquiChek now validated for use with synovial fluid

    Invicta Animal Health has announced that that EquiChek test kits are now validated for use with synovial fluid, having originally been validated for whole blood only. EquiChek is an animal-side test to assess the level of Serum Amyloid A (SAA) which...

    BEVA introduces Antibiotic Champion Award

    The British Equine Veterinary Association is encouraging members to continue to reduce their use of critically important antibiotics by inviting them to attain the BEVA Antibiotic Champion Award . Last year BEVA received a national Antibiotic Guardian...

    Vets told to watch out for African horse sickness

    Outbreaks of bluetongue disease in East Anglia are an indication that its close relative African Horse Sickness is poised to strike the UK horse industry, warns Paul Jepson, chief executive and resident veterinary surgeon at The Horse Trust. Speaking...