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Horse Health
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ECIR Group Applauds Paradigm Shifts in Understanding Equine Laminitis
Insulin resistance was implicated in laminitis in the 1980’s, but a pivotal study by Treiber and colleagues showed specific evidence of insulin resistance as a major predisposing factor for laminitis risk.
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Effects of Competition Surfaces on Horse Musculoskeletal Health
To minimize risk and support required bone development in training, more research is needed to understand the effects of surfaces on performance and injuries of the athletic horse.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Diagnostic Purposes in Horses
Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a relatively new type of imaging for horses since it works by detecting abnormal tissue density and fluid in soft tissue and bone based on tissue response to magnetization.
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Top Five Ways To Keep Mud Under Control around Horses
Mud is not only a nuisance, but can also be a safety and horse health hazard because it contains bacteria that can cause diseases and also lead to injuries like bowed tendons.
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3 Tips to Maintain Digestive Horse Health During Winter Months
Horse-keeping during the winter brings unique challenges that can wreak havoc on your horse's GI tract and increase risk of digestive upset, but the right care will ensure a healthy digestive system.
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Ten Tips for Better Winter Horse Health
Ensure that your horse stays healthy this winter by using common sense and making sure that the basic needs of water, feed, exercise, grooming and hoof care are not forgotten.
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4 Common Disorders Affecting the Nervous System of Horses
Regardless of the cause of a neurological disorder, diagnostic evaluation of central nervous system disorders in horses begins with a neurological examination providing anatomic localization of the problem.
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Lyme Disease May Strike Horses Any Time of the Year
Many horses owners do not see ticks on their horses only to find out when tested that their animals are positive for Lyme disease.
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Glanders Causes Horse Ban in West Delhi India
Glanders is an infectious equine disease which causes suffering and inevitable death to equines, and threatens the livelihoods of the owners who depend on them.
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New Cases of Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 Reported in Washington State
Sixteen horses are confirmed positive for the EHV-1 neurotropic strain of EHV-1 and seven horses have been euthanized due to equine herpesvirus myeloencepalopathy.