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Study Shows Grass Disease in Horses Shares Signs of Human Brain Disorders
âResearchers from the University of Edinburgh's Roslin Institute and Royal School of Veterinary Studies looked at nerve tissue from horses that had died from equine grass sickness and found the tissue contained proteins that are commonly seen in the bra
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New Cases of Infectious Horse Diseases Confirmed in Widespread Areas
âAll horse owners should have a solid foundation vaccination proram, especially when it comes to the core vaccines, including Eastern equine Encephalitis, equine herpesvirus, and West Nile Virus.â
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Spread the Word Not the Germs – Infection Control Blitz is On for Horse Owners!
âThe information from Equine Guelph includes easy-to-understand whiteboard videos introducing the basics of good infection control practices and how these practices can be applied at home and at the track by horse owners and trainers.â
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Top Tips to Prepare Your Senior Horse for Winter
âEven if your senior horse has weathered previous winters without any trouble, he may need extra care and support to stay happy and healthy this year, and you can take simple steps now to make sure that your senior horse is ready to take on winter.â
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Confirmation of New Cases of West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis Lead to Warnings for Horse Owners
âAlthough fall weather usually brings a decrease in the mosquito population, horse owners need to continue to make sure horses are vaccinated against mosquito borne diseases and disease prevention protocols are in place on their properties.â
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Quercetin Exhibits Significant Anti-Inflammatory Properties in Horses
âNumerous equine inflammatory conditions could be alleviated via quercetin supplementation since its impact on reducing oxidative stress may lessen the potential for both equine Cushingâs disease and leptin resistance and also inflammation seen with a
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Horse Owner Alert: Horses Need Supplemental Salt Throughout the Year
âDuring cold weather, salt helps promote enough water consumption by the horse to prevent dehydration and during warm weather, salt replaces that lost in perspiration.â
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New Case of Strangles Reported in Florida Horse
"Separating or quarantining a horse at the earliest signs of strangles is important because the disease is highly contagious and may be passed from one horse to another via nasal secretions and pus from ruptured abscesses in the lymph nodes.â
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Feed a Miniature Horse as a Horse – With Some Caveats!
âThe vast majority of experts agree that a miniature horse retains the horse phenotype and its metabolic characteristics and are scaled down versions of their full-sized friends with the same nutritional requirements.â
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New Case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed in Horse in Florida
âEastern Equine Encephalitis virus attacks the central nervous system and unvaccinated horses are very susceptible to the infection with the disease appearing within five days after a mosquito transmits the virus to the horse.â