Equine Isolation Unit

The Equine Isolation Unit will expand from a two-stall to a 10-stall facility. Isolation facilities are needed to to house horses with infectious and potentially contagious disease such as strangles, an upper respiratory tract bacterial infection caused by Streptococcus equi (strangles), salmonellosis (diarrhea caused by Salmonella spp.), and acute neurologic disease (the main differentials are rabies and West Nile Virus). This facility will be a stand alone structure in close proximity to the current equine hospital. It will consist of eight 12' x 12' (for adult horses) stalls and two 12' x 16' (for mares and foals). Each stall will be constructed following standard equine isolation facility design with a holding stall for the horse and two ante-rooms to help maintain infectious disease control. Not even the breathing air will be shared by adjoining stalls. Every stall will be isolated not only from the outside but against disease infenction from within the unit as well. There will also be a feed and bedding storage room, a medical records room, and a diagnostic/ therapeutic room. These facilities are crucial for us to be able to effectively and safely handle the ever increasing number of horses admitted to the LSU Equine Clinic with infectious, potentially contagious disease.

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