Dr. William B. Ley, DVM, MS, DACT

09/12/2023

Looks to be a great concept

The TrouchSaver offers crystal clear water in a clean trough or stock tank every day for your horses or livestock. Easy to clean and replace trough liners.

08/03/2023

A long neck and long hind limbs may be signs that a horse carries the gene variant that causes fragile foal syndrome, according to a study presented at the 2023 Equine Science Society Symposium. Researchers at the Brooks Equine Genetics Lab at the University of Florida used artificial intelligence t...

04/05/2023

Indigenous oral histories and archaeological evidence are rewriting the story of how horses came to the American West.

04/05/2023

While humans, dogs, horses, mice, squirrels, raccoons and other species can become infected with Lyme disease, deer are considered

03/06/2023

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The Food and Drug Administration is reminding stakeholders that certain over-the-counter antimicrobial products for animals are transitioning to prescription status, starting June 11.

03/02/2023

Field studies indicate that the percentage of total motility is the best correlation with fertility in stallions. BUT this does not necessarily translate into post thaw fertility when using cryopreserved stallion semen.

Though all factors affecting s***m motility remain unclear, researchers investigating semen proteomes have gathered positive early results.

02/07/2023

The FDA is closing a loophole in the Veterinary Feed Directive by encouraging makers of medically important antimicrobials to withdraw the products from over-the-counter sales channels. Livestock producers will be required to obtain a prescription for the drugs from a licensed veterinarian, which wi...

12/13/2022

The researchers found among 271 horses tested, 25.5% were positive for Anaplasma phagocytophilum antibodies, indicating exposure. And seventy seven percent (77.1%) of horses tested were positive for the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi (Lymes Disease) also indicating exposure.

Both A phagocytophilum and B burgdorferi are important tick-borne infections. The study provides prevalence data for both A phagocytophilum and B burgdorferi and compares test performance. For serologic detection, IFA detected antibodies to A phagocytophilum in a higher proportion (41.3%) of horses....

09/21/2022

Cucumber Seeds

Cucumber seeds have been used as an all-natural treatment to remove tapeworms within the digestive tract. The powder of cucumber seeds can be used to treat tapeworms but also consumed even if you do not have a parasite, as a preventative measure.

That is because cucumbers are of course are also a vegetable. They are effective due to enzymes within the cucumber and seeds that kill tapeworms. Look for heirloom cucumber seeds, grind into a powder and add 1 tsp. to a smoothie daily during your cleanse.

These natural remedies fight parasites lurking in your body.

08/16/2022

Johnsongrass is a warm season perennial grass that can reach 6-7 feet tall. It’s easy to spot along roadways this time of year, and can quickly move into hayfields (or pastures that aren’t mowed often), since it thrives in the hot July/August weather when our cool-season grasses aren’t growing. In cattle it causes nitrate and cyanide poisoning when the plant is stressed. In horses, it causes neuropathy (nerve damage) and teratogenesis (damage to fetus). Symptoms occur weeks to months after continually grazing Johnsongrass and at any growth stage of the plant. Nerve damage is generally permanent. The good news is that Johnsongrass does not tolerate frequent mowing. Keep it mowed below 8-10”, or spray with Roundup, and you’ll eventually kill it (it may take several seasons).

03/31/2022

This is a laboratory study only. Do not attempt essential oil intrauterine infusions until further research has been performed to determine the effect(s) of such oil on the equine endometrium.

Brazilian researchers tested three essential oils to determine their effectiveness against common microorganisms that trigger endometritis.

03/16/2022

Deer Tick Virus, different from Lyme disease, has been detected in 16 counties.

03/04/2022

Dilution is the solution to pollution.

Researchers measure endophyte and ergovaline, as well as pasture species composition, to calculate ergovaline in broodmare pastures.

03/04/2022

Notably, the cat's infection was only identified by testing its f***l matter.

A study has confirmed what is believed to be the first published account of the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a house cat. The viral sequence was a close match to strains circulating in the Philadelphia area at the same time, underscoring the virus's ability to jump from one species to another with...

02/11/2022

A turkey flock in Dubois County, Ind., was depopulated after testing revealed the first confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial poultry in the US since 2020, the USDA announced. Indiana State Board of Animal Health spokesperson Denise Derrer Spears said approximately 29,000...

01/27/2022

New rules passed by Pennsylvania's State Horse Racing Commission will require thoroughbred racetracks to have their surfaces independently evaluated, have state-employed veterinarians onsite more frequently and install imaging devices so small injuries can be detected before they become catastrophic...

01/20/2022

A great alternative supplement for winter feeding to increase fiber as well as water intake to prevent hard stools and impactions.

Sugar beets are grown and harvested to make sucrose and cane sugar, and beet pulp is the plant material left over once the sugar has been removed. Because of the processing, beet pulp contains minimal sugar.

01/20/2022

May be helpful, but authors fail to describe the actual benefit other than elevated blood levels.

Supplementing pregnant mares with certain omega-3s late in gestation has advantages for their developing foals.

12/09/2021

Camelidae to the rescue once again!

Llamas make antibodies that are much smaller than their human counterparts, yet still potent. Scientists hope that future drugs based on these molecules could provide new weapons against SARS-CoV-2.

12/09/2021

"These data show that not only are judges less able to identify average—and therefore healthy—horses, but average horses incorrectly viewed as thin receive harsher penalties than overweight and obese horses."

The incidence of obesity among horses worries veterinarians and nutritionists, especially as industry professionals have difficulty recognizing adiposity.

08/20/2021

Fever can precede neurological signs by 7 to 10 days

Equine epidemiologist Dr. Nicola Pusterla sheds light on the recent discrepant test results related to the equine herpesvirus outbreak in Sonoma County, California.

07/23/2021

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/importexport/animal-import-and-export/equine/country-of-origin/countries/mexico

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07/17/2021

Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, was found in the spinal cord and donated brain of a 69-year-old woman who died from dementia-related complications and had received antibiotic therapy for Lyme disease when she was 54 years old. The woman

06/22/2021

Researchers at the Tulane National Primate Research Center found that the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium that causes Lyme disease can spread throughout the body and cause persistent infections with serious consequences, like arthritis and neurological disorders. The team is testing a three-drug anti...

06/02/2021

Surprisingly, what was considered to be 'Babesia microti' by microscopy appears to be a diverse species complex.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14636016/

Babesiosis -- spread by deer tick nymphs carrying Babesia microti -- is