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Some controversial topics were discussed at the recent Veterinary Ireland Equine Conference in Killarney
11 October 2024 Racing News
HORSE SENSE: Equine injury expert stars at IHRB seminar
Over 100 guests turned out to listed to Professor Chris Whitton speak at The Club at Goffs
4 October 2024 Veterinary
Availability of veterinary medicines in Ireland
Dr Joe Collins MVB PhD explains recent changes to veterinary medicines and how it will affect you
Top line-up for equine veterinary conference
The Gleneagle Hotel and INEC in Killarney is the venue for this important event on October 11th-13th
25 September 2024 Veterinary
NEWS: Mixed reaction to new veterinary schools plan
The two new courses are expected to produce another 80 veterinary medicine graduates every year
20 September 2024 Veterinary
A guide to castration of the mature horse or donkey
As the flies abate, Dr Joe Collins MVB PhD gets down to the tricky business of castration
13 September 2024 Veterinary
New study reveals link between chromosomal errors and pregnancy loss in mares
Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), as part of a team from Cornell University, have identified chromosomal errors as a common cause of pregnancy loss in mares.
23 August 2024 Veterinary
My foal has a heart murmur - how worried should I be?
Vet Karen Dunne explains heart murmurs in foals to Helen Sharp following a diagnosis in her own colt foal
23 August 2024 Veterinary
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16 August 2024 Racing News
Proposed medicines legislation changes : a threat to animal and human health?
As IEVA release a statement questioning proposed changes to the vet medicines legislation, vet Sue Salter also makes a professional plea for reconsideration
13 August 2024 Veterinary
HORSE SENSE: The evolution of equine welfare guidelines: what do horses need?
Dr Joe Collins MVB PhD follows the horse care evolution from the Five Freedoms to the Five Domains to today's Three Fs
2 August 2024 Veterinary
Reader asks: How can I help my horse with sarcoids?
Helen Sharp asks vet Karen Dunne to answer a reader request to help her understand the sarcoids in her young horse
2 August 2024 Veterinary