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Gluten - Factor in Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Horses?
Chronic inflammatory small bowel disease has an increased prevalence in sport horses. The disorder is associated with intermittent colic, weight loss, poor performance and anemia.
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Gluten Sensitivity in Horses
Chronic inflammatory small bowel disease has an increased prevalence in sport horses. The disorder is associated with intermittent colic, weight loss, poor performance and anemia. Chronic inflammatory small bowel disease seems to have a predominance in dr
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Guelph Equine Colic Survey Ends Sept. 25!
Equine Guelph's colic survey is ending on September 25, 1012. If you haven't already taken the survey, now is the time to give them the input that will help in developing colic prevention programs. The more information they get through their surve
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Cornell AHDC Investigating Mystery Fevers in Horses
Horse owners across the states are facing a number of distressing fevers of unknown origins. At the Cornell University Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC), Dr. Linda Mittel fields a growing number of calls about mysterious fevers of unknown origins (
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Hendra Virus Confirmed in Queensland Horse
Testing has confirmed that a horse that was euthanized on Tuesday in Queensland was infected with the Hendra virus. According to officials at Biosecurity Queensland a positive test result from samples taken from the animal at Mackay was received on Wed
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Could Your Horse Have Undiagnosed EPM?
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a master of disguise. This serious disease can be difficult to diagnose because its signs often mimic other health problems in the horse and signs can range from mild to severe.
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Hendra Virus Fears Continue to Grow
Hendra virus fears are growing after eleven people were exposed at two Queensland properties where two horses died during the past week. This exposure to the potentially fatal Hendra virus occurred in the first outbreaks of the "high-risk" period as sci
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Critical Research into Laminitis in Horses Discussed
Leading scientific researchers in the field of  Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) gathered in Boston in September under the direction of Dr. Nicholas Frank, Professor and Chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences in Large Animal Internal Medicine of the
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Horse Diagnosed with Rare Tropical Disease in Florida
Leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease usually seen only in humans and animals that have recently traveled in tropical regions, has been diagnosed in a mare in Florida. Although she had not traveled outside the country, the mare developed multiple ulcerated n
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Dangers of Navel Infections in Foals
As the new foaling season begins, horse owners should be aware that navel (umbilical) infections are a significant health risk to newborn foals. In the first hours after birth, and before the umbilical cord dries up naturally, bacteria can easily enter bl