Opinion

Equine Review: March–April 2023

In comparison to horses, exploratory laparotomy is infrequently performed in the UK for the treatment of colic in donkeys and there is little published data in the literature regarding survival and...

The challenges faced by a student equine veterinary nurse and how to overcome them

There are different routes that prospective nurses can take in order to qualify as a veterinary nurse. One of the most popular routes is the vocational route, whereby student veterinary nurses (SVNs)...

The equine veterinary nurse in 2023 – exciting times ahead!

Being an equine Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) is the best job in the world! I may be a little biased, but I firmly stand by this statement. The equine RVN profession is still a young one, with the...

The boom is back — a flavour of BEVA Congress 2022

Congress proved it can cater to all; recent graduates and mixed practitioners included; with a ‘How to … ‘session from Mike Hewetson on placing a subpalpebral lavage system – something I've never...

EquineReview: September–October 2022

Basal adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is a widely used by practitioners in an attempt to diagnose pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID; equine Cushing's disease). To determine diagnostic...

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Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) is a collection of risk factors for endocrinopathic laminitis that consist of obesity, regional adiposity and insulin dysregulation (ID). Adipose tissue dysregulation...

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Hall et al (2022) investigated the presenting signs, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of horses with rib fractures using nuclear scintigraphy, radiographic and /or ultrasonographic examination. Only...