College of Veterinary Medicine
Freeman Lab
Led by David E Freeman · Large Animal Clinical Sciences
What we study
The lab studies why horses get colic and how to treat it, with special emphasis on diseases that cut off blood flow to the small and large intestines.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Farm animals (cattle, horses, poultry)
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Use of Vernier caliper to measure diameter and anastomotic index of end‐to‐end jejunojejunostomy in horses
2026 · Veterinary Surgery
- Jejunocecostomy in horses—a review of its unique complexities
2026 · Veterinary Surgery
Reviews jejunocecostomy surgery in horses, its risks, and how to improve it.
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- Effects of two different fluid rates on tissue oxygenation and haemodynamic stability in anaesthetised horses
2026 · Equine Veterinary Journal
Tests two fluid rates on tissue oxygen and heart function in anaesthetised horses.
- Risk factors for equine strangulating lipoma colic: An international, case–control study
2025 · Equine Veterinary Journal
Tests whether horse and management factors increase risk of strangulating lipoma colic using healthy horses as controls.
- Endothelial glycocalyx damage is associated with small intestinal disease in horses
2025 · American Journal of Veterinary Research
Checks blood and fluid for damage markers in horses with small intestinal disease.
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