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Horse Health
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11 Tips for Effective Biosecurity at Horse Shows and Camps
Several factors increase the risk of horses on the road including stress to the animal, sharing of tack, and the unintended introduction of horses carrying disease.
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Caution: Too Much Grass Can Trigger Laminitis
For extremely insulin-resistant sensitive horses, there is no completely safe time to graze, and these horses are best managed on low-carbohydrate hay.
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New Biosensor for Detecting Antigens of Lyme Disease Would Benefit Horses
Lyme disease often goes unchecked especially in its early stages because the symptoms are non-specific and because of a lack of sensitive tests to diagnose the disease.
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Standing MRI System Benefits Horses with Injuries and Diseases
Veterinarians order MRIs for a number of reasons, including detection or management of an injury and identifying disease processes in the tissues or joints.
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Rabies Confirmed in Two Colorado Horses
Horses frequently come in contact with skunks, foxes, bats, and other animals that may have rabies and can be infected by a bite from a rabid animal
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Wild Fire Preparation Tips for Horse Owners
 Having a wild fire evacuation plan and implementing that plan is the greatest factor in saving you not only the monetary loss of your horse(s) but also the emotional loss.
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Equine Herpes Virus-1 Cases Bring Restrictions at Woodbine Racetrack
Due to the infectious nature of Equine Herpes-1, the ORC has ordered the implementation of various infectious disease protocols to protect other equine athletes from exposure.
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New Drug Proving Successful in Stopping Laminitis
In clinical trials, Laminil has been successful in stopping laminitis in 80 percent of horses treated so far and has shown efficacy with all types of laminitis.
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UK-Wide Health Plan Addresses Threat of Strangles in Horses
 Strangles is a highly contagious disease caused by a bacteria called Streptococcus equi that affects the lymph glands around the throat and can be caught from any contaminated source.
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Researchers Working to Solve the Mystery of Equine Hepatitis
For almost 100 years, veterinarians have puzzled over the cause of Theiler's disease, a mysterious type of equine hepatitis that is linked to blood products.