Equine grass sickness

RS Pirie, RC Jago, NPH Hudson - Equine Veterinary Journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Equine grass sickness (EGS; equine dysautonomia) is a polyneuronopathy affecting both
the central and the peripheral nervous systems of horses. As the name implies, EGS almost …

Equine grass sickness: epidemiology, diagnosis, and global distribution

CE Wylie, CJ Proudman - Veterinary Clinics: Equine …, 2009 - vetequine.theclinics.com
Equine grass sickness (EGS) is recognized as a debilitating and predominantly fatal
neurodegenerative disease affecting grazing equids. The most severely affected body …

[图书][B] Infectious diseases of the horse: diagnosis, pathology, management, and public health

JH van der Kolk, EJBV Kroeze - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
A clinician and a pathologist collaborate to create a comprehensive yet practical book about
established infectious diseases of horses, categorised according to the different pathogens …

Intrinsic innervation of the horse ileum

R Chiocchetti, C Bombardi… - Research in veterinary …, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper describes the morphology and distribution of the enteric nervous system (ENS)
cells and fibres immunoreactive for choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), neuronal nitric oxide …

IgA in the horse: cloning of equine polymeric Ig receptor and J chain and characterization of recombinant forms of equine IgA

MJ Lewis, B Wagner, RM Irvine, JM Woof - Mucosal Immunology, 2010 - nature.com
As in other mammals, immunoglobulin A (IgA) in the horse has a key role in immune
defense. To better dissect equine IgA function, we isolated complementary DNA (cDNA) …

A nationwide surveillance scheme for equine grass sickness in Great Britain: results for the period 2000–2009

CE Wylie, CJ Proudman, BC McGorum… - Equine veterinary …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Reasons for performing study: Equine grass sickness (EGS) remains a frequently fatal
disease of equids in Great Britain (GB). The first nationwide surveillance scheme for EGS …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of hospitalization on equine local intestinal immunoglobulin A (IgA) concentration measured in feces

A May, H Gerhards, B Wollanke - Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 2024 - Elsevier
During hospitalization horses may develop gastrointestinal conditions triggered by a stress-
associated weak local immune system. The prospective, clinical trial was conducted to find …

Equine grass sickness in Scotland: A case‐control study of environmental geochemical risk factors

CE Wylie, DJ Shaw, FM Fordyce, A Lilly… - Equine Veterinary …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Reasons for performing study We hypothesised that the apparent geographical distribution
of equine grass sickness (EGS) is partly attributable to suboptimal levels of soil macro‐and …

Equine dysautonomia

BC McGorum, RS Pirie - Veterinary Clinics: Equine …, 2018 - vetequine.theclinics.com
Equine dysautonomia (ED; also known as equine grass sickness) is a polyneuropathy
affecting both the central and peripheral nervous systems of, almost exclusively, grazing …

Neurodegenerative disorders

R MacKay, M Furr, S Reed - Equine neurology, 2008 - books.google.com
Equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy (EDM) was first reported by Mayhew1, 2 in
1976 as an acute to insidious onset symmetric ataxia and weakness of the trunk and limbs in …