background because of the economic importance of the arab race horses and also the role of toxoplasma gondii and neospora spp. in abortion and reproductive failure of these animals, we decided to perform this study. objectives we designed this study to investigate the seroprevalence of anti-toxoplasma gondii and anti-neospora spp. antibodies in arab horses from 12 cities of khuzestan province i...

Giardia duodenalis is globally recognized as an important zoonotic intestinal protozoan parasite. So far, eight assemblages of G. duodenalis (A-H) have been identified. Substantial evidence suggests the zoonotic potential of assemblages A, B, and E in livestock. In this study, the genotype of Giardia duodenalis isolates was genetically identified by determining the sequence of ssu-rRNA gene and...

BACKGROUND: Brucellosis is a febrile zoonotic infectionand has worldwide distribution among humans as well asanimals. Although the seroprevalence of brucellosis in variousanimals has been described in Iran, there is only one report onequine brucellosis in the region. OBJECTIVES: This study wascarried out to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis inracing clubs and private horse owners in t...

this study aimed to investigate the relationship between race horse breed and the frequency of limb injuries through the time of training and racing. the study population consisted of 4042 thoroughbred and 2553 arabian horses raced at warsaw race track, from 2000 to 2008. among these horses, 94 thoroughbreds and 32 arabians had different limb injuries. based on the achieved results, it is possi...

to investigate the prevalence of cryptosporidium infection in horses, a total of 221 faecal specimenswere collected from 18 villages of urmia, northwestern iran. the samples were studied microscopically bymodified ziehl-neelsen staining. the cryptosporidial infection was found in the collected samples from 11 of18 villages. although the prevalence of the infection was 15.8%, none of the infecte...

cardiac arrhythmias, caused by disorders in the generation and transmission of cardiac impulses, is included among the heart disorders that cause inefficient blood circulation. the most commonly-used method for diagnosing this disorder is electrocardiography. in this study, we aimed to identify and diagnose different types of arrhythmia prevalent among the seemingly-healthy horses of sanandaj c...

equine babesiosis is a hemoprotozoan tickborne disease with worldwide distribution and caused by theileria equi and babesia caballi. this study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of t. equi and b. caballi infection in turkoman breed horses in north khorasan province of iran. blood samples were collected from 100 apparently healthy horses and examined by microscopy and indirect immuno...

Background: Reduced productivity due to cardiovascular disease in horses known as the third. Today, a number of drugs with different properties for the treatment of cardiovascular disease in horses which used when considering the need for newer drugs and their side effects are felt. Numerous studies on the effects of cardiovascular drugs and their effects have been carried out to examine the ef...

Various forms of intensive sport place stress on the musculoskeletal system of the horse, during both racing and training. The musculoskeletal system of the horse has an inherent ability to adapt to the demands of high speed exercise, but exceeding the threshold of adaptive capacity may result in some form of damage. Continuing racing or training may delay the repair process and put the horse a...