Purpose: To assess validity and inter- and intra-tester reliability of equine goniometry and to establish values for carpal, metacarpophalangeal, tarsal, and metatarsophalangeal flexion and extension in horses. Subjects: Seventeen healthy equine subjects of varied breeds were used. Methods: Three...
Author(s)
Adair, H. S., III; Marcellin-Little, D. J.; Levine, D.
Publisher
Schattauer GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
Citation
Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2016, 29, 4, pp 314-319
Integrative veterinary medicine (IVM) describes the combination of complementary and alternative therapies with conventional care and is guided by the best available evidence. Veterinarians frequently encounter questions about complementary and alternative veterinary medicine (CAVM) in practice,...
Author(s)
Memon, M. A.; Shmalberg, J.; Adair, H. S., III; Allweiler, S.; Bryan, J. N.; Cantwell, S.; Carr, E.; Chrisman, C.; Egger, C. M.; Greene, S.; Haussler, K. K.; Hershey, B.; Holyoak, G. R.; Johnson, M.; Jeune, S. le; Looney, A.; McConnico, R. S.; Medina, C.; Morton, A. J.; Munsterman, A.; Nie, G. J.; Park, N.; Parsons-Doherty, M.; Perdrizet, J. A.; Peyton, J. L.; Raditic, D. (et al)
Publisher
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Citation
Open Veterinary Journal, 2016, 6, 1, pp 44-56
Aquatic therapy for rehabilitation and conditioning purposes has been available for several years. Most of the purported benefit is due to the ability to maintain or improve conditioning without unnecessarily overstressing a particular injury. The most common forms to achieve this effect are via...
Author(s)
Adair, H. S., III
Publisher
American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), Lexington, USA
Citation
Proceedings of the 57th Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 18-22 November 2011, 2011, pp 181-185
Objective - To determine the effectiveness of preinduction hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) in ameliorating signs of experimentally induced endotoxemia in horses. Animals - 18 healthy adult horses. Procedures - Horses were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 equal-sized treatment groups to receive...
Author(s)
Baumwart, C. A.; Doherty, T. J.; Schumacher, J.; Willis, R. S.; Adair, H. S., III; Rohrbach, B. W.
Publisher
American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
Citation
American Journal of Veterinary Research, 2011, 72, 9, pp 1266-1275
Objective - To determine effects of domperidone and acepromazine maleate on microvascular blood flow in digital laminae of clinically normal adult horses. Animals - 8 clinically normal adult horses (4 mares and 4 geldings). Procedures - In a 4-period crossover study, domperidone was administered PO ...
Author(s)
Castro, J. R.; Adair, H. S., III; Radecki, S. V.; Kiefer, V. R.; Elliot, S. B.; Longhofer, S. L.
Publisher
American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
Citation
American Journal of Veterinary Research, 2010, 71, 3, pp 281-287
To measure changes in laminar microvascular blood flow (LMBF) over time in healthy horses and horses in the prodromal stage of black walnut-induced laminitis and to determine the effects of glyceryl trinitrate application on LMBF in horses with acute laminitis, Laser Doppler flowmetry was used to...
Author(s)
Adair, H. S., III; Goble, D. O.; Schmidhammer, J. L.; Shires, G. M. H.
Citation
American Journal of Veterinary Research, 2000, 61, 8, pp 862-868
Laser Doppler flowmetry was used to measure the effects of acepromazine maleate, isoxsuprine hydrochloride, and prazosin hydrochloride on laminar microcirculatory blood flow. Five adult horses (450 - 500 kg), free of evidence of laminitis or other inflammatory conditions of the lower limb were...
Author(s)
Adair, H. S., III; Schmidhammer, J. L.; Goble, D. O.; Green, E. M.; Rivera-Walker, C.
Citation
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 1997, 17, 11, pp 599-603
A short case history accompanied by a lateral abdominal radiograph of a 4-month-old Appaloosa filly is presented for a diagnosis. The X-ray suggests obstructive small bowel disease. The diagnosis of obstruction due to an impacted bolus of ascarid worms was confirmed by enterotomy and removal of the ...
Author(s)
Adair, H. S., III.
Citation
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1990, 196, 12, pp 2023-2024