An online survey conducted by Allison et al (2011) was carried out to establish owners' beliefs, attitudes, and practices with reference to the use of anthelmintic drugs. The survey identified that...
Change is concerned with altering the way we do things or the way we behave. Girotti (2011) suggested that some change is only a matter of perception, while other change can have a dramatic and...
Mechanisms for antibiotic resistance may be categorised as intrinsic resistance or acquired resistance (Umber and Bender, 2009). Some bacteria are inherently resistant to certain antibiotics due to...
Infection may be defined as infiltration of sterile tissue by microorganisms or invasion of sites normally colonised by commensal bacteria by potentially pathogenic bacteria. Inflammation is the...
According to a study by Nielsen (2012) it is estimated that 95–100% of the total parasite burden of individual horses is due to nematode species, in particular, cyathostomins. Nematode species (Table...
The first antibiotic penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928 (Fleming, 1929), and more than 100 compounds have been found since, but no new class has been found since 1987 (Ling et al,...
In the past worm burdens have been attributed to the occurrence of colic in the horse (Proudman and Matthews, 2000) and with this disorder being of significant risk to the health of the horse, owners...