Equine disease: Warning of potential spring cases of atypical myopathy in horses

• Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 176, Nº. 10, 2015, págs. 240-240
• Idioma: inglés
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  • THE British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) is warning vets and horse owners to be on high alert for outbreaks of atypical myopathy (AM) this spring, noting that early diagnosis is essential to give affected animals the best chance of survival.

    BEVA reports that there were five times as many cases of AM in autumn 2014 than in the previous year and that the disease tends to occur more frequently in the spring following an autumn surge, possibly because of the growth of sycamore seedlings. The condition is linked to horses eating the seeds from trees in the Acer genus, including sycamore and box elder; the seeds contain the toxin hypoglycin A.