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Horse Health
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Half of Tested Horses Have Ulcers
For the past three years, animal health company Merial has hosted gastroscopy events across the country, and the results consistently show stomach ulcers are a threat to horses of all breeds and disciplines. From 2008 through 2010, veterinarians scoped
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Mud Can Lead to Hoof and Leg Problems
Melting snow is welcomed by cattle producers, but should raise caution signs for horse owners, according to the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Parts of Arkansas saw record snowfall with the Feb. 9 storm system. Temperatures rose t
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AAEP Releases Guidelines
 Guidelines for Retraining Thoroughbred Racehorses has been released by AAEP. The document includes considerations for potential health issues and the costs involved. The developed guidelines are designed to help veterinarians and adoption groups
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Gestating Mares Have Special Nutritional Needs
Horse breeders with mares in late gestation need to remember that the mares have different nutritional needs according to Dave Freeman, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension equine specialist..
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Neglected Horse Case Closed
An animal neglect case that's been ongoing since the summer of 2009, came to a close this week. The Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society, head-quartered in the B-CS area, recently seized 12 horses in northeast Texas.
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Laser Microdissection in Laminitis
Funding from a pilot research grant is enabling James Belknap, DVM to do a study of laser capture microdissection in equine laminitis.
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Use of NSAID"s May Inhibit Bone Healing
Edited News Release Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as phenylbutazone and flunixin meglumine are used to reduce inflammation and pain from injuries, surgery, or bone fractures. New research has discovered that NSAIDs have the pot
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Strangles Test Developed
Strangles is a bacterial disease that affects the upper respiratory tract and the lymph nodes in the head and neck. Common signs are fever, nasal discharge, and the formation of abscesses in the lymph nodes. These abscesses, which occur most often in t
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Piroplasmosis Concerns Horse Owners
The USA is on a short list of countries where equine piroplasmosis has been deemed "eradicated", with no local source for new infections in horses. However, as of 2011 at least 409 horses, in multiple states have tested positive for equine piroplasmosi
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Stem Cells Generated From Horses
In a world first, pluripotent stem cells have been generated from horses by a [no-glossary]team of researchers led by Dr. Andras Nagy at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital and Dr. Lawrence Smith at the University of Montrea