Out of the gate: New horse hospital breaks ground at CSU Veterinary Health Complex
Members of the CSU equine community celebrated the groundbreaking for the Johnson Family Equine Hospital on Aug.6.
Members of the CSU equine community celebrated the groundbreaking for the Johnson Family Equine Hospital on Aug.6.
While any disease that affects livestock and spreads easily is sure to raise alarm, Ragan Adams, Colorado State University veterinarian and coordinator for the Veterinary Extension Specialist Group said things could be worse.
Bijou was bleeding to death when she arrived at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, where veterinarians saved her life. In early June she gave birth to a healthy foal.
Couple relocates from New Zealand to join the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences as associate professors of theriogenology.
Last month, Texas and New Mexico animal health officials announced that the Vesicular Stomatitis Virus was confirmed in their states. This disease often spreads to Colorado soon thereafter.
“Fitness plays a major role in the efficiency of cooling down,” says Erin Contino, MS, DVM, Dipl. ACVSMR, an eventer and assistant professor of equine sports medicine and rehabilitation at Colorado State University’s Equine Orthopaedic Research Center, in Fort Collins. “Conditioning leads to physiologic adaptations that help to dissipate heat.”
“Hindsight’s always twenty-twenty, but they should not have been racing those days," equine surgeon Dr. Wayne McIlwraith told the Daily News, referring to Southern California’s record rainfall in May and a storm May 16.
Dr. Kevin Haussler of Colorado State University describes how a saddle should fit horses and how he investigates saddle-fit issues that might cause back pain.
Dr. David Ramey is a 1983 graduate of the Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine. In addition to being a full-time equine veterinary practitioner in Encino, California, He is a vocal advocate for the application of science to medicine, and—as such—for the welfare of the horse.
The AAEP Research Award was given to CSU equine surgeon and researcher Dr. C. Wayne McIlwraith for his contributions to equine research, specifically in the areas of orthopedics, joint disease, and biologic therapies. Equine veterinarian Dr. Richard ‘Chip’ Estes (Colorado State '74) was recognized with the Distinguished Educator–Mentor Award.