Commentary
Articles like this help set the expectations horse owners have of their veterinarians. For practices that derive 10 or more percent of their income from horse clients, sharing this article and discussing aspects of testing, vaccination and prevention needs to be considered with annual exams or visits. Proactive discussions lead to better prepared horse owners, healthier horses and likely increased revenue opportunities.
Chelsie J. Huseman, MS, PhD, shares how advances in diagnostics for equine infectious diseases have led to increased specificity and sensitivity, giving the veterinarian and the horse owner an upper hand in disease management and control.
Advancements in testing serve to improve how we manage disease in horses. Although no test is 100% accurate, diagnostic testing is paramount in managing horse health.” – Chelsie J. Huseman, MS, PhD
Source: The Horse, November 8, 2022. Link.