A 13-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse stallion developed acute onset of colic in central Georgia in October. He was found in his stall in the morning with numerous abrasions on his head. The grain and hay that he was offered the previous evening were only partially consumed. The owner witnessed him pawing at the ground. He then became recumbent and rolled. The local veterinarian was called and ...

Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) has been observed to decrease with the development of hemorrhagic anovulatory follicles (HAFs) in mares. Two studies were conducted to evaluate AMH concentration in mares with HAFs compared to seasonally anoestrous and cyclic mares, and to elucidate changes of AMH with the development of luteinised unruptured follicles (LUFs). In study 1, AMH and progesterone were e...

Clinical Case A newborn male Welsh pony foal, born without an anal opening, was admitted for treatment (Figures 1 and 2). On presentation, the foal displayed signs of mild abdominal discomfort indicated by intermittent uneasiness, looking at the abdomen, and stretching into a “sawhorse” stance. The foal was observed to urinate normally. Pulse, mucous membrane color, and capillary refill time we...

BACKGROUND In cattle, the prognosis of brain abscess is unfavourable and treatment is therefore not recommended. To the knowledge of the authors, there has been no report of successful treatment of a brain abscess in cattle.This report describes the clinical, computed tomographic and postmortem findings in a Holstein-Friesian bull with a hypophyseal abscess. CASE REPORT The main clinical find...

Metabolic syndrome, diabetes and diabetes complications pose a growing medical challenge worldwide, accentuating the need of safe and effective strategies for their clinical management. Here we present preclinical evidence that the sorbitol derivative meglumine (N-methyl-D-glucamine) can safely protect against several features of metabolic syndrome and diabetes, as well as elicit enhancement in...