formation of physiologically relevant barrier function and use as a model of intestinal restitution to test potential therapeutics for equine colic. This study was reviewed and approved by Iowa State ...

The entire world’s population of Przewalski’s horses once dwindled to a mere dozen. So how did a pair named Fiona and Shrek end up in livestock auctions in the West? The entire world’s popul ...

Her veterinarian contacted the Equine Surgery and Lameness service at the Johnson Family Equine Hospital in the hopes of repairing the deformity. “Horses have just one fetlock joint in each of ...

(Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images) Doctors consider Mohs surgery the best treatment for two of the most common types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

Crohn’s disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is sometimes treated with surgery. This is not a cure, but serves to manage symptoms, and with a good outcome, to improve quality of life.

Also known as lens replacement surgery, cataract surgery is a routine treatment for cataract, or the clouding of the eye’s lens. In the procedure, a surgeon makes a small incision in the cornea of the ...

But after her operation, she towed Andy Fiske-Jackson, associate professor of equine surgery and deputy head of Royal Veterinary College (RVC) equine, back to her stable with barely a limp.

Breast reduction surgery, also called reduction mammoplasty or breast reduction and lift, is a plastic surgical procedure that can reduce the size of the breasts and change their shape. Michele ...

Thanks to research breakthroughs and technological advances, we can now save many horses that we would have lost just a few decades ago. Veterinarians have become very good at determining which colic ...

According to the American Association of Equine Practitioners, about 4 colic events occur for every 100 horses each year. On average, 1.2% of these equine colic events require surgery and 11% resulted ...

How a horse’s colic was resolved also is a predictor of his future health. A horse who required surgery is at a higher risk of colic than one whose condition was resolved with medication alone. The ...