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Horse Health
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Equine Weight Loss: It's All in the Breeding
A new study has confirmed that different breeds have different capacities for weight loss, with Standardbred horses losing condition much more readily than Andalusians or ponies.
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Spring May Bring Increase in Horse Lyme Disease Cases
Although Lyme disease is quite common for horses in high-risk areas, Lyme disease is not easy to identify, since fewer than 10 percent of horses show any symptoms.
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New Effective Treatment for Piroplasmosis in Horses
Imidocarb dipropionate has been found to successfully treat piroplasmosis in horses that have been bitten by the cayenne tick and infected with the disease-causing parasite.
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Does Your Horse Need a Neurological Examination?
The ingredients to successfully diagnosing neurological problems in your horse are a thorough knowledge of how the normal horse behaves and moves, a systematic examination, and experience.
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APHIS Approves Study of Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy
APHIS is conducting the Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy Study as part of an ongoing series of NAHMS studies on the U.S. livestock population and the spread of disease.
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Preventing Chips and Cracks in Your Horse's Hooves
As a horse runs or moves over rough ground, the huge amount of weight and stress on the hoof can split the structure apart, and, once a crack or chip is started, it tends to grow.
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Kauffman's Flex Steps for Horses Now in Pellets
Kauffman's Flex Steps combination of proven equine joint support nutraceuticals is formulated to provide the proper amounts and ratios of glucosamine, chondroitin, hyaluronic acid (HA) and methylsulfonyl methane.
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The Low Down on Laminitis in Equines
Equines come down down with laminitis for many reasons: too much spring grass, weight bearing, equine metabolic syndrome, equine Cushing's disease, and endotoxemia.
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Peramivir Proves Effective in Treatment of Equine Influenza
Horses treated with a single IV dose of peramivir showed significantly milder clinical signs including fever, nasal discharge, and cough with a shorter duration than control horses.
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What You Should Know about Colic and Your Horse
Determining the severity of your horse's colic is difficult, so it is important to watch your horse closely and notify your veterinarian when signs are recognized that help in an accurate diagnosis of the problem.