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Blood, infection and breeding tests for horses and foals, explained for owners.
Equine infectious anaemia (EIA) is a blood-borne virus disease of horses, and the Coggins test can help detect antibodies to it, even in a horse that looks healthy. EIA is a notifiable disease.
18 Oct 2026
Glanders is a serious notifiable bacterial disease of horses that can pass to people. A vet should take the sample for the antibody test, which is a screening step and not an official verdict.
18 Oct 2026
Strangles is a contagious horse infection with fever, nasal discharge and swollen glands under the jaw. The lab can help confirm it with RT-PCR on a nasal swab, a guttural pouch wash or pus from an abscess.
18 Oct 2026
Fever and cough in a horse may come from equine influenza, equine herpesvirus or another germ, and a nasal swab tested by RT-PCR can help tell them apart. One negative result is never the last word.
18 Oct 2026
Tick fever in horses is equine piroplasmosis, an illness caused by two blood parasites that ticks pass on. A blood smear, an RT-PCR test and a CBC can help your vet find it, including in carrier horses.
18 Oct 2026
Surra is a blood infection of horses caused by Trypanosoma evansi and carried by biting flies. A smear, an antibody ELISA and RT-PCR can help detect it, and a single smear can miss it.
18 Oct 2026
Equine SAA is a blood protein that rises quickly when a horse has inflammation and falls as it settles. Vets use it to spot inflammation and follow recovery, but it cannot name the cause.
18 Oct 2026
An equine T4 test measures a thyroid hormone in a horse's blood. It can help show how the thyroid is working, but a low result is common in ill or underfed horses, so one result needs care.
18 Oct 2026
The progesterone test measures a hormone in a mare's blood that follows her breeding cycle. A vet uses it with an ultrasound scan to plan breeding, but it cannot confirm a pregnancy on its own.
18 Oct 2026
A horse buyer usually asks for a blood count, liver and kidney tests, and the EIA and glanders tests alongside the vet's examination. These can show hidden problems, but not soundness or temperament.
18 Oct 2026
A worm egg count shows how many worm eggs are in a measured amount of a horse's dung. It helps a vet judge whether a horse has a heavy worm load and whether treatment is needed at all.
18 Oct 2026
The horse health check panel is a bundle of blood and dung tests that gives a general look at a horse. It typically covers a blood count, liver, kidney and muscle tests, blood sugar, a blood parasite smear and a dung egg check.
18 Oct 2026
Call or WhatsApp us. We explain what each test checks and help you pick the right one.
