Since its launch in the UK in 2022, evidence is showing that the most recently developed strangles vaccine is as safe and effective as early trials indicated (Robinson et al, 2020). The vaccine offers...
Horses have a greater susceptibility for salmonellosis while undergoing antibiotic treatment. Other risk factors are abdominal surgery, stress (for example as a result of transport or heat),...
Currently, the most common time for people to improve their biosecurity is during and immediately after experiencing an outbreak (Figure 2). Client information events are likely to see good attendance...
This document was commissioned by UK-Vet Equine to provide veterinary surgeons with up-to-date information on equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy in the wake of the outbreaks that occurred in...
The Horserace Betting Levy Board codes of practice are a vital resource for vets and horse owners of all disciplines and it is worth reviewing them each year to refresh existing knowledge and keep up...
Horses become infected with S. equi via the nose or mouth, most likely through ingestion of contaminated food or water (Figure 1) (Boyle et al, 2018). The bacteria attaches to and invades the mucosal...
When a horse ingests or inhales S. equi, the bacteria move quickly to the lymph nodes around the head – most commonly the submandibular and retropharyngeal lymph nodes. By entering a lymph node,...
The science of human behaviour change incorporates a breadth and depth of different disciplines and expertise that we can learn from, first to understand behaviour and then how to change it (Figure...
S. equi is an obligate pathogen that does not survive well outside the horse. Elimination of the disease should be a realistic aim; in some countries, strangles is a reportable or notifiable disease....