Researchers will investigate the effect of a widely used anti-inflammatory drug in horses on equine metabolic syndrome, a hormonal disorder associated with laminitis.
Researchers will conduct a small clinical trial to investigate any benefits of extending antibiotic administration beyond 24 hours in horses undergoing surgery for colic.
Researchers will evaluate the use of platelet lysate, a natural blood-derived product, in its natural and gel form to help control infections in horses.
Researchers will determine appropriate dosing for the antifungal medication fluconazole, a treatment for coccidioidomycosis or Valley Fever, in alpacas.
Researchers will determine whether an emerging and deadly salamander pathogen can be reliably detected in the DNA found in their housing environments to help improve disease monitoring in the live animal trade.