Abstract: Wound research is an evolving science in the equine species. In particular, interest is growing regarding the role that microorganisms play in delaying both acute and chronic wound healing. Equine wounds, particularly lower limb wounds, frequently display delayed healing and infection is commonly the underlying reason. This review will summarize the current research and knowledge surrounding equine wound healing and wound care. Particular focus is placed on the role that microbes play in chronic equine wounds and the significance of associated bacterial biofilms.

Disclosure: This work was supported by the Royal Veterinary College (London, UK) research funds and by Innovet Italia Srl (Milan, Italy). The study was conducted at the Department of Animal Pathology, University of Pisa (Pisa, Italy). Alda Miolo is employed by Innovet Italia Srl and is in charge of the Documentation and Information Centre for the company.

Wound healing is a highly complex biological process that results from the interplay of different tissue structures and large numbers of infiltrating and resident cells.^1,2 Among these,

Disclosure: Funding for this work was provided by the Royal Veterinary College Internal Grant Scheme and by Innovet Italia Srl.

Treatment of skin wounds in pets is a very common activity for practicing veterinary surgeons. Existing therapies for skin wounds take the form of surgical reapposition or grafting to close large skin defects, and the use of barriers and antimicrobial agents that maintain normal wound healing biology rather than accelerating and improving wound healing.¹ With improved understanding of wound biology comes the possibility o

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This paper is the sequel to that published in the May 2005 edition of WOUNDS¹ that described the evaluation of an  aliamide-containing gel in the treatment of dermatological wounds by utilization of developments in high resolution ultrasonography (HRU) to estimate decreasing volume of the healing wound over time without interfering with the healing process. In both animal and clinical studies the quantification of healing when attempting to evaluate small differences between experimental and control groups, has always been d