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Horse Health
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Targeted Worm Control in Horses Versus Routine Scheduled Deworming
âIn studies it has become evident; just as in other areas of medicine such as antibiotics and bacterial resistance, that a portion of the worm population in horses has become resistant to dewormer products largely due to the over use of the dewormers.â
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Shetland Pony Midge Study Offers Clues to Curbing Allergies
âResearchers at the University of Edinburgh have shown for the first time that all horses respond to midge bites and that their immune system can act in two different ways in response to the allergy-causing irritants in midge bites.â
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Equine Guelph: Know Your Horse Health
âThe well-rounded horse person is educated in normal parameters of horse health and a keen observer, on the look-out for anything that is abnormal for that individual horse.â
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Horse Owners Advised To Vaccinate Horses Against Hendra Virus
âDPI Chief Veterinary officer, Ian Roth, said vaccination is the single most effective way of protecting yourself and your horses from the deadly Hendra virus.â
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Research Shows Interferon-Lambda Prevents West Nile Virus from Crossing the Blood-brain Barrier
âStudying West Nile virus infection in mice, researchers have shown that the antiviral compound interferon-lambda tightens the blood-brain barrier, making it harder for the virus to invade the brain.â
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Turmeric Is a Winning Supplement for Insulin Resistance in Horses
âReduction of oxidative stress due to inflammation can allow the horse to become more sensitive to leptin, as well as slow down the progression of equine Cushingâs disease.â
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Solve the Fly Problem Safely While Protecting Your Horses
âThere is no one thing, no magic bullet to controlling flies, but with time, patience and consistency you can reduce some of your fly populations up to eighty-five percent while protecting your horses ninety-nine percent.â
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Equine Herpes Virus Cases Result in Cancellation of Horse Shows in Illinois
âHorse shows in Illinois have been cancelled after three horses exhibited neurologic signs of equine herpes virus and two of those horses have been euthanized.â
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Study Shows Equine Piroplasmosis Infection Common in Donkeys in Italy
âA recent study focused on the different reactions in donkeys as compared to horses with natural piroplasmosis infection.â
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Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Issues Emergency Vesicular Stomatitis Requirements
âOklahoma has issued an emergency import requirement that livestock entering the state from a county where vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed or quarantined within the last 30 days for vesicular stomatitis shall be accompanied by a Certificate of V