The lysozyme activity (LZA) in milk samples from 23 Jennies was measured on alternative days during the first 60 days postpartum with modified turbidimetric method. Progesterone profile in milk was determined by a comparative enzyme immunoassay. LZA ranged between 203 278 and 34 340 U/ml with an average of 93 023 + 28 128 U/ml. Lysozyme activities remained very high until the end of foal heat i...

nephrolithiasis was incidentally diagnosed in 2 arabian horses, a young foal and an adult mare, from maybod, yazd province, iran. the foal had bilateral neophrolithiasis, as multiple sand like stones in renal papillary area. large nephroliths were found in the left kidney of mare. prominent composition of those nephroliths was magnesium ammonium phosphate. risk factors and other aspects of neph...

Susceptibility of foals to Rhodococcus equi pneumonia is exclusive to the first few months of life. The objective of this study was to investigate the immediate immunologic response of foal and adult horse antigen-presenting cells (APCs) upon infection with R. equi. We measured the activation of the antigen-presenting major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecule, costimulatory molec...

Case DescriptionTwo foals were referred for lameness evaluation. Case 1 was an 8-month-old male KWPN foal and the second one was a 2-day-old female Arabian foal. Clinical FindingsThe KWPN foal was presented with severe lameness at walk and the second foal was unable to stand. In both patients luxation of the patella was confirmed on physical and radiological examinations. Treatment and OutcomeP...

A weanling Thoroughbred foal was admitted to Equine Hospital, Korea Racing Association with signs of colic. On admission the foal was sweating profusely, appeared anxious and exhibiting signs suggestive of abdominal pain. Clinical examination revealed: tachycardia (90 beats/min), tachypnea (50 breaths/min) and congested and slightly cyanotic mucous membranes. No intestinal sounds were auscultat...

A foal with a history of diarrhea and fever was presented to the Equine Clinic of the University of Cordoba for acute onset of abundant serous nasal discharge. On endoscopic examination the oesophagus was found to be atonic and ulcerated, the cardia was permanently open and the stomach showed extensive ulceration. In addition, the nasal discharge was identified to have a gastric origin (gastroe...

Infectious disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the neonatal foal with approximately 8% of foals affected by some form of infectious complication in the first 30 days of life in one recent study. Early recognition and treatment of infectious complications in the neonatal period is important to maximise outcome. The purposes of this article are to review antimicrobial sele...

Nephrolithiasis was incidentally diagnosed in 2 Arabian horses, a young foal and an adult mare, from Maybod, Yazd province, Iran. The foal had bilateral neophrolithiasis, as multiple sand like stones in renal papillary area. Large nephroliths were found in the left kidney of mare. Prominent composition of those nephroliths was magnesium ammonium phosphate. Risk factors and other aspects of neph...

Thoroughbred foal body temperature data were collected from shortly after birth until shortly after weaning during the 2007/2008 season on a stud farm in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Equine encephalosis (EE) caused by EE virus (EEV) serotype 4 (EEV-4) occurred in the foal group during the first autumn after their birth (March and April 2008). A descriptive study was undertaken to ...

The management of equine strongyles has become problematic over the last decade because an increased prevalence drug-resistant isolates worldwide. Therapeutic options are therefore limited, leaving macrocyclic lactones as most often effective drug class. However, their lipophilic properties result in a long-lasting elimination that could favour resistance selection. As result, ivermectin treatm...