ABU DHABI, 5th September, 2016 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates University, UAEU, has launched the worlds largest Atlas of Horse Diseases, approved by SPANA, a British charitable institution concerned with horse welfare.
The atlas, written by Dr. Sameeh Abu Tarbush, Head of the Department of Veterinary Medicine in the College of Food and Agriculture at UAEU, will be distributed globally to veterinary medicine colleges. Dr. Tarbush pointed out that the atlas is important as it covers a wide range of diseases affecting horses, their diagnoses and treatment, including diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, the respiratory system, skin, the nervous system, the reproductive system and musculature. It also covers diseases of the eye, endocrine glands, bones, heart and blood vessels. There is a chapter addressing foals and neonatal diseases. He noted that the atlas is the fruit of UAEUs efforts to support scientific research and that it furthers the transfer of knowledge and skills to the wider community. The atlas, which also serves as an encyclopaedia, was designed by the UAEU Press. Dr. Tarbush has previously written five books on veterinary medicine which have been published in America and Canada, and has co-authored eight other books. He has more than 56 papers in international journals to his name and was the discoverer of a new method for diagnosing colic in horses using through ultrasound.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2016.
