Professional Profile

My career focuses on the health and well-being of the equine athlete and I have worked in four countries on three continents.  I received my veterinary degree from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, after which I gained equine internal medicine specialty training at Texas A&M University and equine surgery specialty training at New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania.   I did my PhD research in regenerative medicine as it relates to articular cartilage using RNA-sequencing at The Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky.

My primary role now is to connect the University with equine industry stakeholders through outreach and the dissemination of information.

Current Research:

  • Collaborator in Musculoskeletal Science group exploring bone biology and remodeling.
  • Deriving data set estimating breeding stock weight.
  • Effect of antibiotics on gut microbiome.

Scholars@UK

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Identification of equine mares as reservoir hosts for pathogenic species of Leptospira

Hamond, C., Adam, E. N., Stone, N. E., LeCount, K., Anderson, T., Putz, E. J., Camp, P., Hicks, J., Stuber, T., van der Linden, H., Bayles, D. O., Sahl, J. W., Schlater, L. K., Wagner, D. M. & Nally, J. E., 2024, In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11, 1346713.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Confirmed and presumptive cervical vertebral compressive myelopathy in older horses: A retrospective study (1992-2004)

Levine, J. M., Adam, E., MacKay, R. J., Walker, M. A., Frederick, J. D. & Cohen, N. D., Jul 2007, In: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 21, 4, p. 812-819 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Evaluation of a modification of the Hudson demand valve in ventilated and spontaneously breathing horses

Johnson, C. B., Adam, E. N. & Taylor, P. M., 1994, In: Veterinary Record. 135, 24, p. 569-572 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Detection of cold-adapted vaccine-strain influenza virus using two commercial assays

Adam, E. N., Morley, P. S., Chmielewski, K. E., Carman, J. & Gonzales, G., Jul 2002, In: Equine Veterinary Journal. 34, 4, p. 400-404 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Suspected panosteitis in a camel

Levine, D. G., Smith, J. J., Richardson, D. W., Brown, V., Beech, J., Habecker, P. & Adam, E., Aug 1 2007, In: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 231, 3, p. 437-441 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Genomics in equine veterinary medicine

Adam, E. N., May 2018, In: Equine Veterinary Education. 30, 5, p. 274-281 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Gastrointestinal nonrotation in a neonatal foal

Dahlberg, J. A., Adam, E. N., Palmer, J. E. & Parente, E. J., Oct 2009, In: Equine Veterinary Education. 21, 10, p. 508-512 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Surgical and Traumatic Wound Infections, Cellulitis, and Myositis in Horses

Adam, E. N. & Southwood, L. L., Aug 2006, In: Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice. 22, 2, p. 335-361 27 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Equine rotaviruses - an update from Kentucky

Adam, E., Jun 3 2023, In: Veterinary Record. 192, 11, p. no

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Cellulitis: Any change?

Adam, E. N., Dec 1 2019, In: Equine Veterinary Education. 31, 12, p. 625-626 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Detection of levamisole and its metabolites in horses after oral levamisole administration over seven days

Adam, E., Scollay, M., Howard, B., Taormina, J., Hartmann, P. & Knych, H., Dec 2024, In: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 262, 12, p. 1632-1638 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Primary and secondary limb cellulitis in horses: 44 Cases (2000-2006)

Adam, E. N. & Southwood, L. L., Dec 1 2007, In: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 231, 11, p. 1696-1703 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Initial investigation into the metabolic effects of intra-articular betamethasone on normal and insulin dysregulated horses

Page, A. E., Rauber-Ramos, A. M., Humiston, M., Mcpeek, J. L. & Adam, E. N., Apr 2025, In: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 147, 5 p., 105404.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Safety and immunogenicity of a sarcoid vaccine in horses

Jacob, O., Hause, B., Peters-Smith, K., Adam, E. N., Page, A. E., Floyd, C., Tucker, C., Eertink, L. G., Wang, D. & Li, F., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 146, 105381.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

National survey reveals elastic price sensitivity for select equine veterinary services

Gibson, O. L., Zhao, S., Adam, E. & Jill Stowe, C., Feb 2025, In: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 263, 2, p. 235-239 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Descriptive analysis of the use of and preferences for equine veterinary services

Gibson, O. L., Adam, E. & Stowe, C. J., Sep 2025, In: Equine Veterinary Education. 37, 9, p. 490-497 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Nutraceutical Supplement Mitigates Insulin Resistance in Horses with a History of Insulin Dysregulation During a Challenge with a High-Starch Diet

Loos, C., Castelein, A., Vanzant, E., Adam, E. & McLeod, K. R., Dec 2024, In: Animals. 14, 23, 3385.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Epidemiological investigation of equine rotavirus B outbreaks in horses in central Kentucky

Sreenivasan, C. C., Naveed, A., Uprety, T., Soni, S., Jacob, O., Adam, E., Wang, D. & Li, F., Nov 2024, In: Veterinary Microbiology. 298, 110278.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Genetic and antigenic characterization of two diarrhoeic dominant rotavirus A genotypes G3P[12] and G14P[12] circulating in the global equine population

Uprety, T., Soni, S., Sreenivasan, C., Hause, B. M., Naveed, A., Ni, S., Graves, A. J., Morrow, J. K., Meade, N., Mellits, K. H., Adam, E., Kennedy, M. A., Wang, D. & Li, F., 2024, In: Journal of General Virology. 105, 8, 002016.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Characteristics of maternal antibodies transferred to foals raised through maternal equine rotavirus A vaccination

Eertink, L. G., Swope, M., Uprety, T., Sreenivasan, C., Page, A. E., Adam, E. N., Wang, D. & Li, F., Dec 2024, In: Veterinary Microbiology. 299, 110304.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Polyacrylamide for Joint Therapy - Critical Things Unknown

Carvalho Menarim, B. (PI), Adam, E. (CoI), Janes, J. (CoI), MacLeod, J. (CoI) & Scoggin, K. (CoI)

Grayson Jockey Club Research Foundation Inc

7/1/24 → 6/30/26

Project: Research project

Use of mRNA Expression and Serum Biomarkers as Tools to Monitor Musculoskeletal Adaptation in Thoroughbred Horses Returning to Race Training

Page, A. (PI), Adam, E. (CoI) & Kalbfleisch, T. (CoI)

Hong Kong Jockey Club Equine Welfare Research Foundation Limited

7/1/24 → 12/31/26

Project: Research project

The Agronomy of Hemp and Its Uses in Forage-Animal Agriculture

Page, A. (PI) & Adam, E. (CoI)

Agricultural Research Service

8/1/21 → 7/31/26

Project: Research project

The Agronomy of Hemp and Its Uses in Forage-Animal Agriculture

Matthews, J. (PI), Adam, E. (CoI), Adams, A. (CoI), Ely, D. (CoI), Gauthier, N. (CoI), Harmon, D. (CoI), Hunt, A. (CoI), Ji, H. (CoI), Kawashima, T. (CoI), Lawrence, L. (CoI), Mark, T. (CoI), McCulley, R. (CoI), McLeod, K. (CoI), Moe, L. (CoI), Page, A. (CoI), Pearce, R. (CoI), Schendel, R. (CoI), Urschel, K. (CoI), Vanzant, E. (CoI), Villanueva, R. (CoI) & Xiong, Y. (CoI)

Agricultural Research Service

8/1/21 → 7/31/26

Project: Research project

The Effect of Intra-Articular Triamcinolone and Pro-Stride APS on Metabolic Parameters in Horses

Page, A. (PI), Adam, E. (CoI) & Adams, A. (CoI)

Zoetis LLC

2/1/23 → 3/31/24

Project: Research project

Nanoparticle Vaccines for Equine Rotavirus B

Li, F. (PI), Adam, E. (CoI), Chambers, T. (CoI), Page, A. (CoI) & Wang, D. (CoI)

Grayson Jockey Club Research Foundation Inc

4/1/23 → 3/31/25

Project: Research project

Pre-Race Inflammation in Catastrophically Injured Horses: Education Research Services

Page, A. (PI) & Adam, E. (CoI)

3/16/22 → 6/30/22

Project: Research project

Use of mRNA expression analysis to identify Thoroughbred racehorses at risk for injury

Page, A. (PI) & Adam, E. (CoI)

KY Horse Racing Commission

9/1/17 → …

Project: Research project

Nocardioform Placentitis in Mares

Page, A. (PI), Adam, E. (CoPI) & Ruby, R. (CoI)

Grayson Jockey Club Research Foundation Inc, University of Kentucky Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, Private Gift

2/28/20 → …

Project: Research project

Identification of Novel mRNA Targets in Catastrophically Injured Thoroughbred Racehorses Using RNA Sequencing

Page, A. (PI), Adam, E. (CoI), Horohov, D. (CoI), Kalbfleisch, T. (CoI) & MacLeod, J. (CoI)

KY Horse Racing Commission

7/1/20 → 6/30/22

Project: Research project

Associated Departments

Veterinary Science

Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center