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Cornell Virtual Seminar: Tips For Keeping Your Horse Sound

Dr. Michelle Delco, assistant research professor and equine surgery specialist at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, will offer advice for horse owners on preventing equine lameness on Tuesday, June 15 from 6 to 7 p.m. EST via Zoom.

A “sound horse” is a term used to refer to the overall health of the animal. A “sound horse” is one with no lameness, illness or injury. Key actions to achieve and sustain equine soundness will be presented during the seminar.

Delco received her degree from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002. After completing a residency in Equine Surgery at the University of California, Davis, to become a board-certified surgeon, Delco served as an Assistant Professor of Equine Surgery at Kansas State University.

In 2008, she joined a private equine referral practice near Seattle, Washington, where her primary focus was orthopedic surgery and the diagnosis and treatment of complicated sports injuries in equine athletes.

In 2012, Delco returned to Cornell University to pursue her PhD, which she completed in 2016. She is currently an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences and serves as a large animal surgeon at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals and Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists in Elmont, New York.

Her research focuses on understanding how joint injury leads to arthritis in horses and humans. Specifically, she is investigating mitochondria, the energy-producing centers of the cell, as a link between cartilage trauma and osteoarthritis. Her group is also interested in understanding the role of mitochondrial function in tissue repair and regenerative medicine. The goal of her research is to develop new treatment strategies to prevent irreversible joint disease and chronic pain in equine and human patients who suffer orthopedic injuries.

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Cornell Equine Seminar Series Presents ‘The Ins And Outs Of Equine Asthma’

Equine asthma affects many horses to varying degrees and can ultimately inhibit performance and cause quality of life concerns. This month the signs, causes, diagnostic and treatment options for equine asthma will be presented during the College of Veterinary Medicine's Equine Seminar Series, on Tuesday, April 20, from 6 to 7 p.m. via Zoom.

WHAT: Joy Tomlinson, DVM, DACVIM Large Animal Internal Medicine Specialists and Research Associate will talk about the signs and causes of equine asthma along with diagnostic and treatment options.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 6 – 7 p.m.

WHERE: Via zoom, register here.

Presenter Dr. Tomlinson received her DVM from Cornell University in 2010 and completed a large animal internal medicine residency at New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania in 2014. She has been a clinician at Cornell's Equine Hospital since 2014. Dr. Tomlinson is also a Research Associate at the Baker Institute for Animal Health in the Van de Walle lab.

Her current research focuses on the characterization of two recently discovered equine hepatitis viruses: equine parvovirus-hepatitis, the suspected cause of Theiler's disease in horses, and equine hepacivirus, a cause of chronic hepatitis. Her clinical research includes investigation of Equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis (EMPF), which can be mistaken for asthma.

The Cornell Equine Seminar Series is presented by the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine's Equine Hospital, the New York State 4-H Horse Program and Cornell Cooperative Extension. Held on the second Tuesday of most months, equine experts present on important equine health and management topics. The event is free and open to the public.

Identifying Lameness Focus Of Cornell’s December Equine Seminar

Subtle lameness can be extremely difficult to see, sometimes even for trained veterinarians. Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine will present a Zoom presentation on how to spot lameness in horses given by Dr. Heidi Reesink will explain how to spot lameness, even subtle, in your horse during the December Cornell Equine Seminar Series.

Taking place on Tuesday, Dec. 8, from 6 to 7 p.m., this seminar is part of Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine's Equine Seminar Series. Though the event is free and open to the public, access to high-speed internet is encouraged as part of the seminar does involve video.

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Cornell Vet School Turning Into COVID-19 Emergency Testing Lab

Cornell University will repurpose part of its Veterinary College to help with COVID-19 testing. Cornell received approval from New York State to repurpose their Animal Health Diagnostic Center into an on-campus viral testing lab for students.

The program was implemented to reduce pressure on other testing sites. The program at Cornell is designed to test people when they arrive on campus, as well as to test people who feel ill or who have been exposed to COVID-19. This testing will be done in addition to surveillance testing; all testing will be done in collaboration with Cayuga Medical Center and Tompkins County Health Department.

It was noted that Cornell has a low prevalence of COVID-19 on campus: 0.2 percent of those tested have been positive for COVID-19. This is significantly lower than the 1.1 percent of people in New York who have tested positive.

Cornell plans to use the lab to test students once or twice per week. It is unclear if the lab will test people who are not students at the University. If students test positive for COVID-19, the university will work with the Tompkins County Health Department to assist with contact tracing and quarantining.

The nasopharyngeal swab will be used for arrival testing, but surveillance testing will use front-of-nostril samples. This type of testing is less invasive and can be used to test a high volume of samples quickly.