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Problems arising from inappropriate ownership and husbandry
These problems can be categorised according to three themes – management, riding/training or health care. Veterinary surgeons are well placed...
Updated guidance on movement of horses
Owners will need to consult with a vet at least six weeks before they are planning to travel. Guidance designed...
Volunteers help over 1,000 UK horses
Volunteers have helped 1,196 UK horses as well as hundreds worldwide. (Image ©BEVA) BEVA Trust volunteers continue to show their...
Congress highlights “critical importance” of RSPCA’s equine vet relationship
Jack has made a complete transformation since coming into the RSPCA’s care. Charity says rehabilitation efforts ‘would not be possible’...
Bova UK confirms omeprazole ‘free from testosterone’
“Many vets and horse owners now rely on long acting injectable omeprazole for horses that do not respond to oral...
Vets are ‘key influencers’ in horse vaccination decisions
Just 40 per cent of surveyed horse owners vaccinated against EHV. Survey finds more than half of owners unaware of...
Stem cell treatment a ‘breakthrough’ for equine lameness
“Arti-Cell® Forte contains stem cells that have been chondrogenically induced and therefore primed to develop into the cartilage cell lineage"....
BOVA UK issues statement on omeprazole concerns
BOVA Aus and BOVA UK have switched supplier for the excipient that was responsible for the traces of testosterone. Company...
New blood test for small redworms in horses announced
The test will be available to horse owners from September 2019. Test will be available to horse owners from September...
Racing body advises against injectable Omeprazole
Samples of the injectable Omeprazole 100mg/ml (BOVA UK) were found to contain low levels of testosterone. Product found to contain...