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Researchers Find Many Older Horses Have Cushing's Disease
A study by Australian and British researchers based on a population of horses owned by members of Equestrian Queensland who lived within a deï¬ned area in the southeast of the Australian state has revealed the prevalence of equine Cushing's syndrome
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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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GBED - A Cause of Abortions and Foal Deaths
Recent research suggests that at least 3% of abortions in Quarter horses are due to glycogen branching enzyme deficiency. Some foals are born alive but are often weak and require warming and assistance to nurse after birth. These foals may appear healthy
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Five Horse Deaths in Georgia Attributed to EEE
According to official reports, five horses from five different counties in Georgia have died recently from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). No human cases of EEE have been reported within the pubÂlic health district.
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Laminitis Research Studies Sources of Inflammation
In a study by Samantha Steelman and Bhanu P. Chowdhary at the Veterinary Integrative Biosciences department of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, the researchers examined the role of the anti-inflammatory protein APOA-IV in chro
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New Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed in New Hampshire
In a news release, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has announced positive test results for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in two emus in the Cheshire County town of Fitzwilliam and in a horse in the Hillsborough County
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New Contagious Equine Metritis Rules Effective 3/13/2013
According to the Federal Register, the daily journal of the United States government, effective March 13, 2013, a final rule regarding the importation of horses from countries affected with contagious equine metritis (CEM) by incorporating an additional c
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Cause of Respiratory Illness In Icelandic Horses Identified
In a meeting in May of 2010 at the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture in Iceland, a decision was made to cancel the National Horse Festival because of an infectious respiratory disease which has been affecting Icelandic horses.
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Equine Herpesvirus Cases Confirmed in England
An outbreak of equine herpes virus (EHV 1)has occurred in Gloucestershire and the British Horse Society has put together some advice for horse owners. Currently two horses have been shown to have the neurological form of the disease and one the respirator
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Heart Health and Your Horse
Although acquired heart disease is uncommon in horses, when it develops it is accompanied by a reduction in exercise capacity and shortness of breath and the horse may collapse with congestive heart failure.