Equine Diseases (part 2)

Question 1

Anthrax Symptoms

Answer 1

• High fever
• blood in feces
• rapid breathing
• swelling on the body (especially in neck)
• depression in later stages
• death rate is high

Question 2

Anthrax Controls

Answer 2

• Isolate sick horses
• vaccinate healthy ones
• quarantine the area
• change pastures
• practice strict sanitation

Question 3

Azoturia AKA

Answer 3

Monday morning sickness

Question 4

Azoturia

Answer 4

Develops when a horse is put to work following a period of idleness

Question 5

Azoturia Symptoms

Answer 5

• stiffness
• sweats
• dark colored urine
• muscles become swollen and tense/paralyzed

Question 6

Azturia Prevention

Answer 6

-decrease the amount of grain fed while the horse is idle
-exercise when idle
start work slowly
- if symptoms occur, stop work and movement, use blankets to keep the horse warm and dry, call vet

Question 7

Fescue Toxicity aka

Answer 7

Fescue foot

Question 8

Fescue Toxicity

Answer 8

• Caused by a fungus that grows in tall fescue
• fungus produces toxins that inhibit prolactin, a hormone that is essential to the last months of gestation for udder development and colostrum formation

Question 9

Fescue Symptoms and Prevention

Answer 9

S: lameness
-sloughing off the end of the tail 
-poor weight gain 
- increase in temperature, pulse, and respiration rate 
T: no treatment, only prevention 
- remove animals from fescue pasture