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Horse Health
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Are Nutritional Deficiencies Threatening Your Horse's Well-being?
Knowing what constitutes healthy nutrition, where to get high-quality feed and supplements, and how to read feed tags for pertinent information helps horse owners prevent nutritional deficiencies.
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New World Screwworm Threat to Horses and US Livestock
Horses become infected with the larvae through a break in the skin - trauma, horse fly or tick bite or at mucous membranes - eyes, vulva, prepuce, etc., making diligent fly protection a high priority.
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Iatrogenic Transmission of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus
High-risk regions for equine infectious anemia virus include Texas and Louisiana, while areas like New England and Alaska are considered low risk, but sporadic outbreaks can occur anywhere.
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Advancing Equine Health through Targeted Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine Research
Our team has also discovered that injecting autologous macrophages, derived from the horse’s own bone marrow, into inflamed joints can significantly aid in resolving inflammation.
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Researchers Examine Equine Associated Sudden Death
The development and implementation of risk mitigation strategies for the prevention of catastrophic musculoskeletal injuries provides a roadmap for decreasing exercise-associated sudden deaths.
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Caring for the Horse's Liver - What to Know About Hepatitis Viruses
Diagnosing Equine Hepacivirus (EqHV) and Equine Parvovirus-Hepatitis (EqPV-H) involves a combination of blood testing and liver biopsies.
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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.