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Horse Owners - Free Insulin Resistance and Laminitis Webinar Today!
âThough now not automatic death sentences, metabolic issues make proper horse management much more difficultâespecially during the spring and summer months.â
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Cancer-causing Virus Strikes Genetically Vulnerable Horses
âDr. Antczak, his collaborators Samantha Brooks and Ann Staiger from the University of Florida, and the rest of the team applied a genomewide association study to compare the genetic makeup of horses with and without sarcoid tumors at more than 50,000 s
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Research Shows Vitamin E Levels in Horses Significantly Higher after Supplementation of Natural Vitamin E
âFor optimum muscular and neurological health, dietary vitamin E is a critical component to your horseâs own antioxidant defense systems, says Dr. Lydia Gray, SmartPakâs Staff Veterinarian/Medical Director and primary investigator.â
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Understanding Antioxidant Supplements for Horses
âFat-soluble vitamins like vitamin E must be offered to horses in a way that maximizes absorption. It must become water-soluble or dispersable in liquid.â
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2016 - The Year of Biosecurity to Prevent Contagious Horse Diseases
"Equine Guelph has named 2016 the Year of Biosecurity because the horse industry has unique challenges in preventing the spread of contagious diseases when the average horse frequently travels off its home property or encounters horses that have been off
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Hay Loft - Choosing the Right Type of Bedding for your Horses
âBedding is an important choice to insure your horseâs health, so making an educated choice is vital and by knowing the properties of each kind available, you can choose the right type for your horse or facility.â
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My Horse is Gaining Weight on Free Choice Forage! Why Isn’t It Working?
âIf you are expecting to simply give your horse all the hay he wants and heâll start to miraculously lose weight, while his nutrient intake remains inadequate and there are significant stressors in his life, you will likely be disappointed.â
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Equine Pastern Dermatitis: Stay a Stride Ahead or Ignore at Your Horse's Peril
âAllergies to environmental conditions such as food allergies, insects, pasture growth, or inability of a horseâs immune system to handle pernicious bacteria and fungi are among the contributing factors to Equine Pastern Dermatitis.â
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UC Davis Acquires First Equine PET Scanner for Use in Treating Horses
âThe UC Davis veterinary hospital recently acquired a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, becoming the first veterinary facility in the world to utilize the imaging technology for equine patients.â