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Horse Health
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Researching Infertility in Mares due to Endometritis
If the prolonged inflammatory response in mares with PPIE can be reduced after breeding, it could lead to a better success rate for establishing pregnancy.
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Research into How Short-term Transport Stress Affects Immune Function in Older Horses
Study indicates that older horses being transported for a short distance and/or duration may have altered immune responses, which could increase their susceptibility to transport-related illnesses.
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First Aid for the Uncomfortable Horse: Is it Colic or Tying Up?
Colic and tying-up exhibit similar signs, but by careful observation it is possible to determine what is going on with the horse.
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Vesicular Stomatitis Returns with a New Bag of Tricks
Vesicular stomatitis virus is zoonotic, so humans can get infected from handling livestock with lesions.
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Metabolic Disease in Horses - Misinformation
Don't believe everything you read or are told about metabolic diseases in horses.
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Recognizing Equine PPID (Cushing’s Disease) Symptoms in Your Horse
Recognizing the early clinical signs of PPID is important, as it can help lead to an earlier diagnosis of PPID and the sooner treatment begins, the easier it is to manage the symptoms.
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Growing Equine ‘Mini-Guts’ to Investigate Infectious Causes of Intestinal Illness in the Horse
We are using our unique models to investigate additional aspects of microbial pathogenesis and to accelerate the development of novel vaccines to combat infectious disease threats to the equine industry.
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Cavallo Q & A: Correcting Contracted Heels in Horses
Contraction is not a disease, but rather an imposed deformity of the horse's hoof.
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Tips for Dealing with Ticks on Your Horse
March, April, May, and June, then Oct, Nov, and Dec are the main times when multiple tick attachments to horses are found, though ticks can be found year round.
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Springtime Brings New Cases of Allergic Bronchitis in Horses
The ideal stable for a horse with allergic bronchitis is an open field since fresh air therapy may be all that is needed to return the horse's condition to normal.