Tetanus in horses is a bacterial infection, where the toxins produced attack the horse’s nervous system. The condition is also known as lockjaw because as the disease progresses, the mouth ...

Louisiana's State Animal Response Team and the LSU veterinary school offer tips for horse owners in areas prone to hurricane ...

The key to good health for your horse is in knowing when, how and where these enemies might strike - and how to best defeat them. Tetanus, also known as "lockjaw", stems from exposure to ...

For the past fifty years investigators have neglected the horse as an experimental subject to determine passive immunity against tetanus. No doubt the expense and inconvenience involved were ...

DEAR DR. WELDY’S: My veterinarian mentioned a shortage of tetanus antitoxin. Should I be worried about this? Is tetanus even that big of a deal? — Doubting Thomas DEAR THOMAS: First, let’s ...

2,3 The advent of Tetanus Immune Globulin (Human), even though it is at present very scarce, offers promise in the immediate protection of persons sensitive to horse serum, including also the ...

Tetanus, also sometimes called lockjaw, is a devastating neurological disorder that causes muscle paralysis in horses. Around 75% of infected horses will die, so ensuring you are aware of the signs ...