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Management of equine proliferative enteropathy
Author(s) -
Slovis Nathan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.i2797
Subject(s) - lawsonia intracellularis , enteropathy , herd , transmission (telecommunications) , medicine , serology , epidemiology , immunology , biology , virology , veterinary medicine , disease , antibody , electrical engineering , engineering
Equine proliferative enteropathy is caused by Lawsonia intracellularis and mainly affects foals that are between two and 13 months of age. The epidemiology is not fully understood, but it is believed that transmission occurs by ingestion of faecal material from wild or domestic animals. This article describes the clinical signs and diagnosis of equine proliferative enteropathy and how to monitor a herd, together with possible treatment and prevention protocols.