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Horse Health
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3-D Printing Research Creates Model of Equine Neck for Veterinary Training
The research team tested different types of materials and printers in combination to compare which model worked best to simulate real bone in a horse's neck using ultrasound.
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5 Signs your horse is stressed out!
While scientists have yet to determine the exact line between acceptable and unacceptable stress, handlers can pay attention to signs that their horses aren't coping well with stress.
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1st Michigan EEE Case of Year Found in Clare County Horse
The percentage of deaths is much higher in horses - 90% - than it is in people - 33% - and there is a vaccine for horses, but not for people.
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Being Pregnant in Summer Is No Day at the Beach for Mares
It is the last trimester of pregnancy in most horses when you have to worry about providing the developing foal with adequate nutrition.
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Upcoming Horse Portal Short Course: Equine First Aid Coming Sept 21 - 28
It essential that everyone involved with horses - owner, grooms, trainers, riders, drivers, coaches - learn how to administer first aid and how to do so safely.
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AQHA's Dedication to Research and Success of the "Five-Panel Test"
AQHA supports genetic testing of quarter horses as an important mechanism to ensure the health of the breed by evaluating a horse for five known inherited diseases.
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Understanding Hay Quality and Why That Is Important for Good Horse Health
Even 'good' hay can have bad things in it when it comes to keeping your horse healthy.
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New Research on Cooling Down Horses during Hot, Humid Weather
Study compared methods for cooling horses in hot, humid conditions, testing the hypothesis that continual application of running water is the most effective method to decrease core temperature.
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Study Links Bone Loss to Proximal Sesamoid Bone Fractures in California Racehorses
The most common fatal injury in racehorses in the United States, PSB fractures account for 45-50 percent of such injuries in Thoroughbreds, and 37-40 percent in racing Quarter Horses.
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Cryopreservation of Equine Stem Cells for Cartilage Repair in Horses
If cryopreserved, stored cells can be used; treatment would be very efficient, with no need to harvest stem cells from the horse meaning fewer visits, less waiting and faster treatment.