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Horse Health
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Every Breath Horses Take Affects Every Move They Make
The horse's muscle and heart function adapt and improve with conditioning, but the oxygen capacity of its respiratory system does not.
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Grand Meadows Cares Series: Should You Stop Feeding Grain To Your Horse?
You’ll be surprised at how barn owners and horse trainers number one horse health concern, that of equine digestive issues with gastric ulcers, can be better handled to support the well-being of the horse.
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Equine Infectious Anemia - Contagious and Deadly - What Every Horse Owner Needs to Know
In cases of equine infectious anemia, the rapid breakdown and destruction of red blood cells results in severe anemia and death may be the first indication of disease.
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Facts About Feeding Straw to Equines
Feeding straw results in a small reduction in calories but a much higher loss of protein, vitamins, and fermentability compared to feeding hay.
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New Intestinal Disease Screening Method Can Support Horse Health
Studies have shown that the gut microbiota composition can be used to detect inflammatory bowel disease and the progression of the disease in humans and animals.
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Exposure to Equine Influenza is a Reality for Every Horse
Without vaccination, infections including equine influenza is possible across distances and in everyday care.
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Is Your Horse a Picky Eater?
Horses instinctively seek readily digestible calories which are the first priority in survival.
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Therapeutic Shoeing - Would It Benefit Your Horse?
Therapeutic horseshoeing is utilized for laminitis, navicular disease, hoof cracks and defects, coffin bone injuries or disease, infections such as canker, white line disease and abscesses.
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Grand Meadows Cares Series: Tossing Around Proton Pump Inhibitors Like Candy - Are You Healing or Hurting Your Horse?
Horse owners that understand the equine digestive processes and how PPIs fit into solving EGUS issues and what post care helps supports the well-being of the horse, are ahead when it comes to solving EGUS issues.
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Parasite Control with Dr. Peregrine BVMS, PhD, DVM
Effective parasite control differs from horse to horse and from horse facility to horse facility so work closely with your veterinarian for the right parasite control program for your horse.