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Horse Health
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Do We Need to Practice Social Distancing with Our Horses?
Social distancing, mask wearing, hand washing, and nasal swabs have become part of our normal life during the COVID-19 pandemic and the equine industry faces similar types of outbreaks....
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UC Davis Welcomes Latest Standing Equine PET Scanner
The first standing PET scans were performed two years ago, removing the need for horses to undergo general anesthesia during imaging.
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Morris Animal Foundation Awards Grant to Test Equine Osteoarthritis Questionnaire
Many horses deal with pain that is not recognized and giving their caregivers effective tools for detection, monitoring and decision-making has the potential for animal welfare impact.
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Tips for Reducing Your Horse's West Nile Virus Risk
As a horse owner, prevention is the key to reducing your horse's risk of contracting West Nile Virus.
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How Does Insulin Cause Laminitis?
High insulin exposure causes increase in receptors for endothelin-1 within the horse's hoof, increased resistance to blood flow, tissue edema, and changes in the laminae.
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Key Dog Health Advice to Ensure Their Wellness In and Around Horse Barns
Veterinarian covers key health risks our canine barn companions are up against.
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Case of Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy identified in Vermont
Horse-to-horse contact is the most common route of transmission of EHV-1, but it can also be transmitted by infectious materials, such as nasal secretions, or on objects such as buckets.
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Clean Hay Is a Kentucky Consensus
Like clean air and clean water, clean hay is critical to horse health and performance.
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AAEP Publishes Epizootic Lymphangitis Guidelines
While epizootic lymphangitis has not been recorded in the US, its importance as a transboundary/foreign animal disease needs to be emphasized since it's similar to several domestic diseases.
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Springtime Weather Brings Renewed Concern about West Nile Virus in Horses
West Nile Virus may cause a wide range of clinical illness ranging from mild flu-like signs to encephalitis that may be fatal to both humans and horses.