PPT-Lameness – Part 2: Specific Diseases

INAG 120 Equine Health Management November 2 2011 Common Lameness Disorders FRONT LIMB Shoulder Knee Fetlock Pastern Navicular HIND LIMB Stifle Hock Fetlock Pastern Front Limb Shoulder. Drs. Karyn Labbe and Beth Biscoe, Washington . State . University. Dr. John Mattoon, Washington State University. Bilateral forelimb lameness in an 11 year-old Thoroughbred. Patient is a previous racehorse acquired by the owner with the intended use of barrel racing. ( DIFFUSE PARENCHYMAL LUNG DISEASE ). (Restrictive pulmonary Diseases). INTRODUCTION. . Restrictive lung diseases: . Intrinsic lung diseases. : alteration in lung parenchyma. Extrinsic lung diseases. Left Fore Limb lameness in a 7 year-old Thoroughbred. Patient had a mild lameness of the left front limb.. Lameness examination included regional analgesia and distal . interphalangeal. joint injection six weeks prior to referral. Drs. Karyn Labbe and Beth Biscoe, Washington . State University. Dr. John Mattoon, Washington State University. Bilateral forelimb lameness in an 11 year-old Thoroughbred. Patient is a previous racehorse acquired by the owner with the intended use of barrel racing. Diplomate. American College of Veterinary Surgeons. Navicular. Syndrome and Heel pain in the performance horse. Outline. Causes for caudal heel pain. Diagnostics and therapies. Shoeing recommendations. Dr. Simon Kenyon. Objectives. Recognize the common musculoskeletal disorders of cattle. Understand the management factors that lead to them. Understand prevention, monitoring and control of these conditions. Lameness in Sheep Foreword Lameness is a major health and welfare problem in all sheep producingcountries throughout the world.the common sense management measures that will help prevent, or treatthe LAMENESS. General Signs: Head bobbing, dropping hip, pointing, strong digital pulse. LAMENESS. Predisposing factors. :. Immaturity for hard work (racing 2-year olds). Faulty conformation. Poor condition or conditioning. Introduction to Diseases. Chapter 17.1. Disease. 2 Types. Communicable Disease – a disease that can be passed to a person from another person, animal, or object. . Non-Communicable Disease – a disease that is not transmitted by pathogens. . Designing a Poster. The primary purpose of the poster is provide a . visual reminder . of the expectations. Posters should be easily read at a distance. The main feature of the poster is the expectations. Drs. Karyn Labbe and Beth Biscoe, Washington . State University. Dr. John Mattoon, Washington State University. Bilateral forelimb lameness in an 11 year-old Thoroughbred. Patient is a previous racehorse acquired by the owner with the intended use of barrel racing. Equine Lameness Exam. One of the most common (if not the #1) body systems evaluated and treated is the . musculoskeletal system . Detecting the source of lameness can be daunting – many probs. have no obvious external signs . Autoimmune disease is a group of disorders in which tissue injury is caused by humeral (by auto-antibodies) or cells mediated immune response (by auto reactive T cells) to self antigens.. Normal, the immune system does not attach the self. However, there is a large . , PhD. Dept. of VSR, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, DUVASU, Mathura- 281 001. Lameness is an indication of a structural or . functional disorder . in one or more limbs or the back that .