by Danielle Bercier DVM CCRP | Jul 3, 2017 | Equine Medicine News
Equine wound healing is a complex and elegant process of rebuilding damaged, dead, or missing tissue. There are 3 stages of wound healing: inflammatory, proliferation, and remodeling. The names give you an idea of what process is predominant at the time. Simply put,... by Danielle Bercier DVM CCRP | Jun 22, 2017 | Equine Medicine News
Since we are well into the lower Alabama rainy season it seems a good time to review the equine skin condition known as “rain rot” or “rain scald”. It is properly termed Dermatophilosis, and is a bacterial infection by a specific bacteria that normally resides on the... by Danielle Bercier DVM CCRP | May 25, 2017 | Equine Medicine News
Reproductive Bacteria Infections Every year we have some mares come to us for breeding that failed to become pregnant the previous year. After an ultrasound to visually evaluate the reproductive tract and deal with any issues found there, we often suggest a culture of... by Danielle Bercier DVM CCRP | Apr 27, 2017 | Equine Medicine News
Now that you have a new foal, what do you need to do with it? There are several important things you need to tend to when foal handling: 1. For the first three days you need to treat the navel stump 3 times a day with an appropriate antimicrobial solution. This... by Danielle Bercier DVM CCRP | Mar 20, 2017 | Equine Medicine News
Equine Biosecurity simply means protecting yourself and your horse from communicable diseases. As an equine practitioner, what I’m going to share with you is specific to your horses, but if you think about it, you can figure how to apply it to other species you have...
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