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Usefulness/Limitations of Gastric Ulcer Screening & Mass Prophylaxis in Sports/Race Horses
Species

Equine

Contact Hours

3 Hours

Language

English

Discipline

Diagnostic Imaging

Internal Medicine – Endocrinology, Haematology, Infectious Diseases, Parasitology & Oncology

Nutrition

Pathology - Clinical & Gross

Sports Medicine

Veterinary Partner

Equine

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Recorded on: 19th January 2021
                                                  

Panelists:

Ben Sykes   BSc, BVMS, MS, DACVIM, DECEIM, MBA, PhD – Massey University, New Zealand
Gayle Hallowell  MA, VetMB, PhD, Cert AVP (Vet. Anaesthesia), DACVECC, DACVIM, PFHEA, FRCVS – University of Nottingham, UK
Ben Buchanan   DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC – Brazos Valley Equine Hospital, TX, USA
 

Moderator:

Emmanuelle van Erck   DVM, PhD, DECEIM – Equine Sports Medicine Practice, Belgium

 

CONTENT DESCRIPTION

With horses returning to racing and competing, gastric ulcers are once again at the forefront of our management headaches. Is mass prophylaxis indicated or potentially deleterious in the management of our highly-fuelled athletes? When and why should we recommend gastroscopy and isn’t there more to it than just spotting the odd ulcer? With their extensive experience in this field, our experts will help you decide how to rationally set up a viable plan that helps horses and owners stay ulcer-free. This discussion will provide you with the latest scientific evidence to navigate the jungle of feeds, treatments and supplements on offer…

DIAGNOSTICS

  • Do the prevalence of ESGD and EGGD in wild/feral horses point towards existence of subclinical ulcers?
  • Are all ulcers identified on gastroscopy clinically relevant?  What proportion of pleasure vs. competition/race horses is affected by subclinical ulcers?  
  • Diagnostic strategies other than gastroscopy

TREATMENT

  • Do all ulcer require treatment or only when associated with clinical signs or decreased performance?
  • Managing glandular vs. squamous gastric ulcers – do the differences matter?
  • Treatment strategies with omeprazole for gastric ulcers
  • Side effects of omeprazole – real or fantasy?
  • Adjunctive/alternative strategies – misoprostol, sucralfate and …
  • Post-treatment Management - Sports horse vs. race horse
  • Management of EGUS during competitions
  • Supplements to prevent/treat gastric ulcers

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

  • Best feeding strategy for gastric ulcers - Depending on age, breed, type and level of work
  • Mass prophylaxis – is it justified?  Does it depend on age, breed, type and level of work, feeding etc.?

Dr. Ben Buchanan grew up in Navasota, Texas. He went to Texas A&M and graduated from there with his DVM in 2001. Afterwards, he completed two residencies; Large Animal Internal Medicine at University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2004 and Emergency and Critical Care at University of Pennsylvania in 2005. Ben is one of the very few people in the world to be board certified in Internal Medicine and Emergency Critical Care. Dr. Buchanan has a very unique experience in colic, respiratory disease, cardiac disease, eye conditions and sick foals. He joined BVEH Navasota in 2005, where he works alongside his father, T-Bone. He is also active in community outreach by speaking at meetings and events around the world regarding equine care.

Ben graduated from Murdoch University in 1997. He completed an Internship at Randwick Equine Centre in 1998 followed by a residency in Equine Internal Medicine in Virginia (USA) gaining his Diplomate Registration in Equine Internal Medicine in 2004. He then spent 7 years in Finland as Head of the Veterinary department of Equine Medicine and Surgery and was also visiting Professor in Equine Medicine and Surgery in Estonia. In 2011, Ben was awarded his European Diplomate award and he has a special interest in equine gastric ulcers, with many peered review publications to his credit. He is an Associate Professor in Equine Internal Medicine at Massey University and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Liverpool in the postgraduate certificate programme.

Emmanuelle van Erck graduated in 1996 from the French Veterinary School of Maisons-Alfort. She trained in sports medicine at the University of Liège (Belgium) where she obtained her PhD on respiratory function testing in horses. She developped the equine sports medicine unit and consulted as senior clinician in the CIRALE in Normandy (France). In January 2010, she started her own ambulatory referral practice, the ‘Equine Sports Medicine Practice’, based in Belgium. Her practice offers specialized service in equine internal and sports medicine throughout Europe, following national teams and international riders.
Emmanuelle van Erck authored over 50 peer-reviewed scientific articles and regularly lectures at international conferences. She is a member of the FEI expert committee on prohibited substances and doping.

Gayle graduated from the University of Cambridge and completed a rotating internship and then large animal internal medicine and critical care residency at the Royal Veterinary College in London. She then completed a PhD investigating aortic valve prolapse at the University of Nottingham. After 20 years in academia, she left in February 22 to become Director of veterinary Professional Development for IVC Evidensia. She still undertakes clinical work at Pool House Equine Hospital. She is an American Specialist in Large Animal Internal Medicine, American Specialist in Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care, EBVS Specialist in Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation and is Associate Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. She is also Editor-In-Chief for the Wiley Journal Veterinary Medicine and Science. The topics that she holds close to her heart which include large animal cardiology, gastroenterology and imaging (particularly ultrasonography).

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