Pub Date: December 2003. In 1997 Understanding EPM was the first book written for the layperson that dealt with the most common neurological disease diagnosed in horses in the Western Hemisphere: Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM). Now, six years later, Dr. David Granstrom takes another look at this pervasive equine disease, bringing readers up-to-date on the latest in medications and treatment methods. He also delves into what researchers have learned in the intervening years on the parasite that causes the disease, its life cycle, symptoms, and prevention.

Researchers continue to work around the clock to develop more effective treatments because there is no definitive cure yet. EPM is most common in Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds but can affect any breed of horse.

This book is a must for any horse owner or industry professional.

The author:

Dr. David Granstrom is considered the foremost authority on the subject of Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM). While at the University of Kentucky, he developed the first test able to detect the presence of the parasite that causes EPM and oversaw further advancements in the diagnosis of the disease. Granstrom has a degree in veterinary medicine and a Ph.D. in parasitology from Kansas State University.

He began his career in 1978 with a private veterinary practice in Laurie, Missouri, taught at Kansas State, then joined the University of Kentucky in 1988, first as an assistant then an associate professor. He served as assistant director of education and research for the American Veterinary Medical Association for four years before joining the USDA in 2001 as associate director of the Animal and Natural Resources Institute. Granstrom lives in suburban Washington, D.C.

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Softcover
6" x 9"
103 pages
Product #B11-1009
List Price: $16.95
ISBN: 1-58150-104-8