Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2016 Mar-Apr;30(2):503-15.
doi: 10.1111/jvim.13824. Epub 2016 Jan 24.

Inflammatory Airway Disease of Horses--Revised Consensus Statement

L L Couëtil  1 , J M Cardwell  2 , V Gerber  3 , J-P Lavoie  4 , R Léguillette  5 , E A Richard  6
Affiliations

Inflammatory Airway Disease of Horses--Revised Consensus Statement

L L Couëtil et al. J Vet Intern Med. 2016 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

The purpose of this manuscript is to revise and update the previous consensus statement on inflammatory airway disease (IAD) in horses. Since 2007, a large number of scientific articles have been published on the topic and these new findings have led to a significant evolution of our understanding of IAD.

Keywords: Cough; Heaves; Performance; Respiratory disease.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Couëtil LL, Hoffman AM, Hodgson J, et al. Inflammatory airway disease of horses. J Vet Intern Med 2007;21:356–361. - PubMed
    1. Rettmer H, Hoffman AM, Lanz S, et al. Owner‐reported coughing and nasal discharge are associated with clinical findings, arterial oxygen tension, mucus score and bronchoprovocation in horses with recurrent airway obstruction in a field setting. Equine Vet J 2015;47:291–295. - PubMed
    1. Robinson NE, Berney C, Eberhart S, et al. Coughing, mucus accumulation, airway obstruction, and airway inflammation in control horses and horses affected with recurrent airway obstruction. Am J Vet Res 2003;64:550–557. - PubMed
    1. Bertin FR, Ivester KM, Couëtil LL. Comparative efficacy of inhaled albuterol between two hand‐held delivery devices in horses with recurrent airway obstruction. Equine Vet J 2011;43:393–398. - PubMed
    1. Leclere M, Lefebvre‐Lavoie J, Beauchamp G, Lavoie J‐P. Efficacy of oral prednisolone and dexamethasone in horses with recurrent airway obstruction in the presence of continuous antigen exposure. Equine Vet J 2010;42:316–321. - PubMed