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Horse Health
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Identifying and Treating Septicemia in Horses
Preventing septicemia in horses requires maintaining good hygiene in all areas where a horse injury could lead to systemic blood poisoning compromising the horse's immune system.
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AAEP Issues Field Diagnostic Guidelines for Equine Infectious Respiratory Disease
The diagnostic flowchart contained within the guidelines will help practitioners navigate their differential list, sample collection and diagnostic test selection to achieve a definitive diagnosis.
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Screwworm Special Bulletin
Think you have found a screwworm? Immediately report it to your state animal health official and APHIS office so they can respond quickly and remove the screwworms.
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Equine Metabolic Syndrome - Is Sugar the Cause?
Evidence continues to grow that equine metabolic syndrome is genetic.
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Sugar Does Not Cause Equine Metabolic Syndrome
Evidence continues to grow that equine metabolic syndrome is genetic.
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Think Like Hippocrates for Best Horse Joint Health
Dr. Caroline Loos recommends that the key to joint health is prevention, and this can be best achieved by utilizing high quality feed throughout the horse's life.
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Why Do Horses Eat Dirt?
For the health of the horse, please allow some daily access to dirt because it's healthy, nutritious and natural!
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Fall is the Time to Make Sure Your Horse is Tapeworm Free
No reliable fecal diagnostic test for tapeworm infections in equines exists, but selecting a deworming product that contains praziquantel, which is approved for the treatment of tapeworms in horses, helps remove them.
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World Rabies Day Places Importance on Vaccinating Horses
Rabies can occur any time of the year, but cases tend to increase in late summer and early fall, due to increased interaction between horses and carriers of the virus, such as bats, skunks, and raccoons.
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Horse Care Info Sheet - Nutrition Myth Busters
In some cases, increasing hay intake may be enough for a horse to maintain body weight during cold weather.