Thursday, January 10, 2013

At New Bolton

New Bolton Center's First Tuesday lecture on Jan. 8 drew a big crowd. Dr. Olivia Schroeder, a veterinarian with New Bolton's Boucher Field Service, spoke about equine metabolic syndrome and pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction ("equine Cushing's disease"), two metabolic ailments that cause obesity in horses, and how they can be treated. These ailments are fairly common, which would explain the large audience. I was struck by the similarities between the equine metabolic syndrome and the human variety.
I attend these monthly lectures as often as I can and I'm always impressed with how knowledgeable and articulate these veterinarians are: they seem to have the latest research statistics at their fingertips, along with a wealth of practical experience to share.

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