PPT-SUPERFIX Lameness And Performance

Introduction and Aim A standardised product made from a combination of plants containing actives with significant phenolic properties and anti inflammatory and pain relieving agents made by Superfix was . Back arch THE PROBLEM The reluctance to bear weight on one or more hooves is an obvious indicator of lameness, however, the signs are often more subtle. Several scoring systems, designed to 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. A up to 70% of the lost training days or downtime from training which requires horses to be rested to help overcome minor joint in�ammatory conditions. Young gallopers coming into their 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. Introduction. How long have horseshoes been used on horses?. ~ 2,000 years . Why do we shoe horses?. To protect from excessive wear. Help prevent disease and injury. Neglect may lead to many problems and unsoundness. INAG 120 – Equine Health Management. . October 12, 2011. What is “Alternative?”. Therapy other than conventional medicine surgery and dentistry. Acupuncture. Chiropractic. Homeopathy. Herbology and. Lecture Objectives. Define unsoundness.. Define blemish.. For each disorder discussed, describe the cause, clinical signs, treatment and prevention.. Defintions. . Unsoundness – any alteration of a horse’s structure or any disease that lessens or is likely to lessen a horse’s working power. Mentor: . Julie Gard BS, DVM, PhD, . DACT . and Dr. Ray . Wilhite. Merial. Summer Scholar: Amy Sanders. Lameness. One of the two most costly. . diseases of the dairy industry (. 1).. Prevalence in dairy herds is 20-50% of animals depending on age.. 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. Mrs. Laurie Mays. Locust Trace . AgriScience. Farm. Unsoundness. Defect in form or function that _______________________________________________________________. Defects in conformation, feet, legs, eyes, wind, health, reproductive function. Animal Anatomy and Physiology. At the completion of this unit, students will be able to:. Describe the organs, function, and common diseases associated with the . skeletal. and . muscular. systems. Peter Stevenson. Compassion in World Farming. New report for EP Petitions Committee on animal welfare by DG for Internal Policies. Author: Prof Donald Broom. The report states “dairy cow welfare ... may be considered to be the second greatest animal welfare problem in the EU”. , 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 .