Equine Endocrinology

UQ VETS Equine Specialist Hospital has a passionate team of clinicians/researchers/lecturers who work collaboratively for the advancement of our understanding of endocrine disorders in horses.

UQ VETS can offer patients specialised diagnostics and management of a range of hormonal disorders including Equine Metabolic Syndrome and Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID).

Their research, applied at UQ VETS Equine Specialist Hospital, has already helped many horse and pony owners across Queensland through specialist consultations, owner education and scientific presentations:

• “Thank you so much for all of your help with my horse. We know we wouldn’t be in this situation if we didn’t have you and your staff.”
• “I was told that euthanasia was the only option for my stallion because of his severe laminitis and lack of an experienced farrier in our area willing to help him. The team of internal medicine clinicians diagnosed his EMS and PPID; the surgeons were able to work with Craig the master farrier and now my stallion is making amazing progress”
• “The team approach between the farrier and the equine surgeons and the internal medicine clinicians ensures we not only take care of my horse’s feet, but we can now treat the underlying cause of her laminitis”
• “My mare did not have classic PPID, she had a lovely sleek coat so the cause of her laminitis was only diagnosed by the sensitive testing available at UQ-VETS”
• “UQ-VETS have diagnostic tests that are not available through our regular vet, but now we have the correct diagnosis we can specifically treat my mare’s insulin problem with diet and medication”
• “Thank you so much for answering all of our questions. We are very grateful for all of your help and assistance.”

This dynamic research team is educating the next generation of veterinarians and equine specialists in the latest in diagnosis and treatment strategies in equine endocrinology. The education students receive at The University of Queensland is equal to the best in the world, with The University of Queensland recently voted the number 1 veterinary school in Australasia.

Article on testing and monitoring for equine pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) (PDF, 140kBs). This article first appeared in The Veterinarian.

For more information on endocrine and laminitis research, read about our endocrine and laminitis research program or visit our general veterinary information page.