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Horse Health
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Proactive Summer Hoof Care Pays Off for Owners and Horses
Save pain and money with prompt horse hoof care.
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Supplementing For Horse Joint Health: What the Science Says
Since nutraceuticals (supplements) are not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, safety and efficacy do not have to be proven for their use in horses.
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Know What You Grow: Clover Toxicity and Horses
The easiest way to prevent your horses from consuming toxic plants is to know what you grow and ensure they have plenty of nutritious options so they will avoid toxic plants.
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Heat Alert! Keeping Horses Cool During Hot Summer Weather
When a horse's body becomes too hot, he must be cooled down, otherwise his nervous and muscular systems will cease to function normally.
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Equine Robo-Gut Helps OVC Researchers Study Gastrointestinal Diseases In Horses
Using the horse robo-gut, researchers can analyze patient-specific problems and see the issue underlying GI disease.
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Equine Asthma Causes are Everywhere!
Even a meticulously maintained horse area has loads of microscopic irritants, much of it from forage that has high nutrient value and looks and smells fresh and clean.
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New Research Addresses Transmission of Strangles in Horses
Objectives of the study are to molecularly characterize S. equi from horses in Ontario and to develop an Ontario S. equi typing database for future study and surveillance.
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Cases of Strangles and Equine Influenza Emphasize Need for Making Biosecurity a Priority
Because some diseases can be transmitted to humans and people can carry diseases between animals, appropriate precautions should be taken when in contact with sick horses.
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Top Tips, Myth Busters and Finding the Balance for Horse Hoof Health
Top tips for hoof health are nutrition, a dry environment and balanced hoof care.
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Common Liver Toxins that Affect Horses
Due to the liver's immense reserve and regenerative capacity, horses can appear normal until greater than 80% of the liver is affected.