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2. EHV-1
There were a few cases of suspected,
unconfirmed, EHV-1 respiratory disease in young
racehorses at Fairview race course.
3. Piroplasmosis
There were three cases of confirmed T equi at the
Fairview race course in TB racehorses and two
cases in riding horses in the Lovemore Park area
of Port Elizabeth. (Cases were confirmed on blood
smear and presenting clinical Sx.)
4. ECOD Disease Reporting
I am grateful to John Grewar and Camilla Weyer
for all the work they have done in connection
with EDOD and intend arranging meetings
with local practices to progress ECOD disease
reporting in the PE area in April and May 2018.
Ashley Parker
and they gained a lot of hands on experience by being
present when the consulting veterinarians did the
X-rays of the horse’s legs and they were taught why
each view and positioning of the leg was important.
Students were also allowed to look through the
endoscope to see how to assess the larynx and gain
the knowledge on how the grading system works.
The students could watch the sales and interact
with the owners gaining an inside perspective of the
racing industry. The veterinarians from Fourways
Equine clinic, Baker-McVeigh, Summerveld Vets and
Drakenstein vets, were very helpful and explained
concepts in a manner that we understood as well as
answered all our questions.
Students may benefit more from the pre-auction vet
checks, as more procedures are done at this time
eg. Radiographs, trot ups etc. The post-sale vetting
included the endoscope to assess laryngeal collapse
as a condition of sale
e) Western Cape
Foal Talk
f) Central provinces
There have been confirmed cases of african horse
sickness in Bloemfontein and Kimberley.There is also
an uncofirmed case of Middleburg virus at Rooispruit,
Schoembie
- Gavin Rous
YMG Report
National Yearling Sales
The NYS happened on the 24-26 April 2018 at the
Germiston sale yard. The event was orchestrated
by Dr. Manfred Rowher, who allowed students to
shadow him as well as other veterinarians that were
working there. In total 8 students attended the sales
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On the 23rd May, Dr Rissa Parker presented to the
SAEVA YMG members her Foal Talk. It was a well
attending event with 32 students attending.
Dr Parker’s talks was presented in a way to aid Day
One Proficiency for a future equine vet. She took a
more practical approach over a clinical approach –
commenting that we will be taught the clinical but she
wanted to impart knowledge and experience that she
believed would most aid us in the future. She would
happily do a more clinical approached talk in the
future for senior equine students.
She began by discussing mares in late gestation
and the most common issues encountered with the
owners and the mares as well as preparations to the
big event.
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