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Horse Health
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Salt for Horses: A Year-Around Necessity
During cold weather, salt helps promote enough water consumption by the horse to prevent dehydration and during warm weather, salt replaces that lost in perspiration.
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Managing Horse's Weight During Cold Weather
Although most horses are very adaptable to cold weather, they must be managed sensibly during winter, and higher quality feed and better shelter may be necessary.
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PET Scanner Makes Major Progress Toward Early Detection of Racehorse Injuries
Scanner designed by Longmile Veterinary PET Imaging presents an openable ring of detector allowing safe imaging of horse limbs without the need for general anesthesia.
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Study Shows Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome Not Associated With Catastrophic Breakdown In Thoroughbreds
Since the allele was found to be present in the Thoroughbred population, albeit at a low frequency, genetic testing could eliminate the possibility of breeding two carriers.
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Heart Attacks in Horses: Rare, but Sometimes Fatal
The horses' heart is responsible for delivering oxygenated and nutrient-rich blood throughout the body and removing metabolic waste and any disruption can have detrimental effects.
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Chia Seeds - Nature's Tiny Miracle for Horse Nutrition
As a whole food, chia seeds are nutrient dense in their natural state, offering a vast array of benefits that boost health and improve your horse's overall quality of life.
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AAEP Publishes Glanders Guidelines for Horse Owners and Veterinarians
Prompt identification, euthanasia and appropriate disposal of all positive cases of the disease is critical to effective prevention and control of Glanders in horses.
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Allergin Chips Providing Horse Allergy Information to Veterinarians and Horse Owners
An allergen microchip developed at the Medical University of Vienna is being used to identify allergic sensitization in horses.
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Eye Blink Rate and Eyelid Twitches Can Measure Stress in Horses
Eye blink rate, as well as eyelid twitches, have been used as an indicator of stress in humans but has not been examined in horses until now.
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A Horse Helper - Benefits of Steamed Hay
Haygain steamed hay is key to Georgina Bloomberg's proactive approach to her horses' respiratory health.