ESP students are usually suggested to master general and academic word lists such as Wests’ (1953) General Service List (GSL) and Coxhead’s (2000) Academic Word List (AWL) to be able to read their academic texts. However, it seems that university students may not need to learn all the words in the two lists as some words in the lists are of less frequency in academic texts. Moreover, there are ...

Clinique Equine Desbrosse, St. Lambert des Bois, France1, Department of Veterinary Clinical Science and Animal Husbandry, The University of Liverpool, South Wirral2, Cotts Equine Hospital, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, UK3, Département de morphologie et pathologie, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire de l’Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium4, Clinique de Genainville, Genainville, France5, Equine Clinic,...

Assessment of lameness is an everyday task for many veterinarians, it is an essential part of a prepurchase examination and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has included it into the list if 'day one skills' for veterinary graduates. Recently, the first public National Equine Health Survey pioneered by the Blue Cross animal charity and supported by the British Equine Veterinary As...

Much discussion has taken place recently regarding equine periodontal disease and other diseases of the equine oral cavity. However, there exists one type of tooth in Equidae that enjoys little discussion while at the same time is regularly encountered in practice. There is much to know regarding this tooth and some of this information can be found in contemporary published literature such as B...

The digital venogram is a diagnostic procedure using contrast radiography to assess the vasculature of the foot. Authors’ addresses: Midwest Equine, PO Box 30520, Columbia, MO 65205 (Rucker); International Equine Podiatry Center, PO Box 507, Versailles, KY 40383 (Redden); Chesapeake Veterinary Referral Surgery, 808 Bestgate Road, Annapolis, MD 21401 (Arthur); Veterinary Medicine, Department of ...

s European Veterinary Conference Voorjaarsdagen 2012 254 Reprinted in IVIS with the permission of the Organizers Close window to return to IVIS Proceedings of the European Veterinary Conference Voorjaarsdagen, 2012 Amsterdam, Netherlands C H A P T E R 7 Equine Programme This presentation will review the anatomy, common approaches and effects of analgesia performed in the equine foot.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection was identified in 2 horses treated at a veterinary hospital in 2000, prompting a study of colonization rates of horses and associated persons. Seventy-nine horses and 27 persons colonized or infected with MRSA were identified from October 2000 to November 2002; most isolations occurred in a 3-month period in 2002. Twenty-seven (34%) o...

The incubation period of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis may be highly variable and horses may not always develop clinical signs after confirmed exposure. Horses appear to require other risk factors in addition to exposure to Sarcocystis neurona in order to develop clinical signs. Repeated exposures may be protective. Authors’ addresses: College of Veterinary Medicine, Depts. of Veterinary P...

There has been a great increase in interest in veterinary acupuncture and chiropractic care in the equine area recently, both by the public and the veterinary medical community. With this increased awareness, there has been an increase in research and thus, a better understanding of the physiologic basis and the clinical applications of these modalities. One of the main clinical applications in...