Clinical Abstracts
Equine influenza – an update
Equine influenza virus (EI) is one of the major causes of acute respiratory disease in equids. It is highly contagious...
Come on vet nurses
Following a VN Council meeting earlier this month, which discussed the compliance or otherwise of RVNs with the Code of...
Shiny and bright on the outside…
There is a vast array of cleaning products to be found in and around the home. Some are for everyday...
Is ‘bite prevention’ too late? Early body signals and the escalation of stress
The concept of ‘bite prevention’ has always been popular, and is a convenient slogan, given the severity of the specific...
Keeping things natural
The RCVS has confirmed that canine surgical artificial insemination (AI) is now prohibited by animal welfare legislation. This surgical AI...
Calf pneumonia – a practical approach
Pneumonia is a multifactorial disease caused by both bacterial (Mycoplasma bovis, Pasteurella multocida, Mannheimia haemolytica and Histophilus somni ) and...
Equine emergencies. Can reducing stress improve clinical performance?
It is four o’clock in the afternoon on a Friday before a bank holiday weekend and the vets are frantically...
