The present work characterized the metabolomic profile of tracheal wash (TW) and exhaled
breath condensate (EBC) in healthy horses and horses with respiratory disease. Six asthma …

Background The use of an untargeted metabolomic approach to investigate biofluids of
respiratory origin is of increasing interest in human and veterinary lung research …

Mycoplasma species are often isolated from horses with respiratory symptoms; however, the
pathogenicity of Mycoplasma is still unclear. In autumn of 2018, we encountered an increase …

The aim of the present study was to use endoscopic evaluation to compare the grade of
accumulation of discharge in the lower airways of horses with recurrent airway obstruction …

Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus (S. zooepidemicus) is a dominant pathogenic
bacterium in equine pneumonia. We developed a specific loop-mediated isothermal …

Microbial substitution occasionally occurs following the administration of antimicrobials to
horses that have pneumonia or pleuropneumonia. Four specific loop‐mediated isothermal …

Mycoplasma equirhinis and Mycoplasma felis are thought to be infectious etiologic agents of
inflammatory airway disease (IAD), which, after musculoskeletal injuries, is the second most …

Horses at pasture are susceptible to the aspiration of foreign bodies. In Curitiba, southern
Brazil, four horses of different breeds and ages were examined with regards to a persistent …

Respiratory tract disease is the second most common cause of poor performance in
racehorses after musculoskeletal disease. Lower respiratory tract disorders (LRTD) are …

Streptococcal microorganisms mostly beta hemolytic streptococci are the most important and
widespread bacterial agents causing infectious diseases in horses and they often follow a …