Fielding, DVM, MBA, DACVECC, DACVSMR Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center 2973 Penryn Rd Penryn, CA, USA
Scott Fritz, DVM Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory College of Veterinary Medicine Kansas State University Manhattan, KS, USA
Tam Garland, DVM, PhD, DABVT Garland and Bailey Associates College Station, TX, USA
Tamara Gull, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM), DACVPM, DACVM Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory University of Missouri Columbia, MO, USA
Petra Hartmann‐Fischbach, MS, FAORC Director, DTS Industrial Laboratories Wheatridge, CO, USA
Stephen B. Hooser, DVM, PhD, DABVT Head, Toxicology Section, Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory & Professor of Veterinary Toxicology Purdue University, Department of Comparative Pathobiology West Lafayette, IN, USA
Lynn R. Hovda, RPh, DVM, MS, DACVIM Director of Veterinary Medicine Pet Poison Helpline & Safetycall International, PLLC Bloomington, MN, USA&Adjunct Assistant Professor Professor College of Veterinary Medicine University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN, USA
Tyne K. Hovda, DVM Anesthesia Resident College of Veterinary Medicine North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, USA
Emma V. Hummer, DVM Anesthesiology Resident College of Veterinary MedicineTexas A and M University College Station, TX, USA
Sarah Jarosinski, DVM Anesthesiology Resident College of Veterinary Medicine Texas A and M University College Station, TX, USA
Dijana Katan, DVM, MPH, DABT Associate Veterinarian – Clinical Toxicology Pet Poison Helpline & Safetycall International, PLLC Bloomington, MN, USA
Daniel E. Keyler, BS, PharmD, FAACT Consulting Senior Clinical Toxicologist Pet Poison Helpline and Safetycall International, PLLC Bloomington, MN, USA & Adjunct Professor Dept Experimental & Clinical Pharmacology University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, USA
Christy Klatt, DVM Assistant Commission Veterinarian Minnesota Racing Commission Shakopee, MN, USA
Heather K. Knych, DVM, PhD, DACVCP Professor of Clinical Veterinary Pharmacology KL Maddy Equine Analytical Pharmacology Lab School of Veterinary Medicine University of California – Davis Davis, CA, USA
Benjamin C. Moeller, PhD, DABT Assistant Professor KL Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory School of Veterinary Medicine University of California – Davis Davis, CA, USA
Michelle Mostrom, DVM, MS, PhD, DABVT, DABT (1995‐2020) Veterinary Toxicologist North Dakota State University – Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Toxicology Secion Fargo, ND, USA
Robert H. Poppenga, DVM, PhD, DABVT Head, Toxicology Section California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis, CA, USA
Scott L. Radke, DVM, MS Head, Analytical Chemistry Services Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory College of Veterinary Medicine Ames, IA, USA
Felipe Reggeti, DVM, PhD, DACVP Toxicology and Clinical Pathology sections Animal Health Laboratory Laboratory Services Division University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Tabatha Regehr, DVM Consulting Veterinarian, Clinical Toxicology Pet Poison Helpline & Safetycall International, PLLC Bloomington, MN, USA
Sherry Rippel, DVM, DABT, DABVT Senior Veterinary Toxicologist Pet Poison Helpline & Safetycall International, PLLC Bloomington, MN, USA
Megan C. Romano, DVM, DABVT Head, Toxicology Section University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Lexington, KY, USA
Wilson K. Rumbeiha, DVM, PhD, DABT, DABVT, ATS Professor of One Environmental Health Toxicology Dept of Molecular Biosciences School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis, CA, USA
Renee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT Senior Veterinary Toxicologist DVM Supervisor Pet Poison Helpline & Safetycall International, PLLC Bloomington, MN, USA
Mary Scollay, DVM Executive Director Racing Medication Testing Consortium Lexington, KY, USA
Arya Sobhakumari, DVM, PhD, ERT, DABT, DABVT Research Scientist – Quality and Applied Science Nestle Purina PetCare 1 Checkerboard Square, 3S St. Louis, MO, USA
Bryan L. Stegelmeier, DVM, PhD, DACVP Research Medical Officer USDA Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory Logan, UT, USA
Ashley Smit, DVM Consulting Veterinarian, Clinical Toxicology Pet Poison Helpline & Safetycall International, PLLC Bloomington, MN, USA
Patricia A. Talcott, MS, DVM, PhD, DABVT Clinical Professor, Dept. of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience Toxicology Section Head, Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory Pullman, WA, USA
Christie Ward, DVM, MVSc, PhD, DACVIM Assistant Clinical Professor College of Veterinary Medicine University of MinnesotaSt. Paul, MN, USA
Katherine D. Watson, DVM, PhD, DACVP Assistant Professor of Anatomic Pathology California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis, CA, USA
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Appendix 3 – Information Resources for Toxicology
Chapter 1 Forensic Investigation of Equine Intoxications
Determining underlying causes for sudden or unexplained equine deaths has significant medicolegal importance. Potentially all horses are at risk, but horses are less commonly intoxicated than other species due to more selective dietary habits, more controlled environments, and more observant owners.
Clues that might point towards an intoxication include sudden death of one or more otherwise healthy horses, recent feed or environmental changes, easy access to chemical storage areas or trash piles, access to areas with potentially toxic plants, or threats of poisoning.
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