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Horse Health
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Anhydrosis - Why Isn't My Horse Sweating on this Hot Summer Day?
Horses often develop anhidrosis quickly and without obvious reasons other than heat and humidity.
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Unvaccinated Horse in Australia Dies from Hendra Virus
Hendra virus can infect horses and humans and is potentially deadly to both and can be transmitted from flying fox to horse, from horse to horse, from horse to dog and from horse to human.
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Importance of Daily Once Over for Maintenance of a Healthy Horse
Horses, like people, have a mind/body connection and if the body is healthy, the mind works well; if not the mind suffers also--another good reason to thoroughly check your horse daily.
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Study - How the Feeding Order of Forage and Oats Affects a Horses Digestive Responses
A recent research study addressed how the feeding order of forage and oats affected the metabolic and digestive responses related to gastric emptying in horses.
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Horse in Washington State Tests Positive for Pigeon Fever
The bacteria causing pigeon fever can be spread by the boots, hands and tools of a person working around an infected horse or churning up soil where the bacteria is found.
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Common Toxins That Can Kill Horses within Hours
Eliminating sources of toxins from horse farms can prevent some sad and avoidable deaths of horses.
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A Danger for Horses Receiving Injections - Clostridial Myositis
Clostridial myositis is a true medical emergency in horses, with survival linked to prompt intervention through aggressive antibiotic treatment and wound debridement.
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Protect Your Horses from Poisonous Plants
With weather affecting forage available to horses, they are more inclined to ingest unfamiliar plants so horse owners need to be familiar with poisonous plants and signs of toxicity.
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Equine Herpes Virus-1 Risk Evaluation
This interpretation of the biomarker levels data may be strategically used as a tool by veterinarians to aid in development of effective EHV-1 vaccination protocols.
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Do Prebiotics Do More Harm than Good When Given to Horses?
Prebiotics, which are indigestible fibers that can stimulate growth and activity of certain beneficial bacteria in the large intestine, are often added to horse feed.