Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS)

In this episode of Current Vet, we talk about Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS), why it develops, and the key differences between Equine Squamous Gastric Disease (ESGD) and Equine Glandular Gastric Disease (EGGD)

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Timeline:
00:00 Intro
00:46 Case
01:39 Aetiology & Pathogenesis
06:44 Clinical Signs
07:50 Diagnosis
09:48 Treatment
12:45 Prevention
14:01 Key Points
15:24 Outro

References & Further Reading

• Sykes, B.W. et al. (2015) European College of Equine Internal Medicine Consensus Statement—Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome in Adult Horses. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 29(5), 1288–1299. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.13578
• van den Boom, R. (2022) Equine gastric ulcer syndrome in adult horses. The Veterinary Journal, 283–284, 105830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2022.105830
• Vokes, J., Lovett, A. and Sykes, B. (2023) Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome: An Update on Current Knowledge. Animals, 13(7), 1261. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13071261
• Reese, R.E. and Andrews, F.M. (2009) Nutrition and Dietary Management of Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, 25(1), 79–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cveq.2008.11.004
• Lavoie, J.-P. (2020) Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Equine. Third. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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