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Horse Health
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Equine Functional Anatomy - Discover Your Horse from the Inside Out
A growing number of horse owners rely on the misconception that if their horse appears healthy and fit, then chances are it is. What if we had the tools to help us look beyond a horseâs appearance so that good decisions could be made for its optimal hea
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New Therapeutic Light Mask Adjusts Reproductive Cycle in Mares
An equine research project at the University College Dublin (UCD) has developed a new therapeutic light mask that adjusts the reproductive cycle of thoroughbred mares. Dr Barbara Murphy, creator of the Equilume light mask, Â has been awarded the Enterpris
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Equine Dentistry Is Core Curriculum at Ohio State
Unlike the courses that âteachâ equine dentistry to lay people, Oklahoma State University graduates receive a comprehensive education that integrates oral health and disease.
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Annual Stallion Auction to Benefit Equine Research at CSU
The Orthopaedic Research Center at Colorado State University is known worldwide for joint problem prevention and healing research in the horse with some recently expanded work in human athletes.
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Thanks To NERN, Hundreds of Horses Have a Brighter Future
Utilizing local vets, venues, and volunteers, National Equine Resource Network [NERN] improved the lives of hundreds of horses by providing low cost castration services to horse owners in need this past year.
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BLM Announces Nitrates Probable Cause of Mustang Deaths
Toxic chemicals including nitrates may have caused the deaths of 71 mustangs managed by the Nevada Bureau of Land Management on the Nellis Range west of Las Vegas. High levels of nitrates were found in water samples taken from a pond the wild horses us
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Needlescope Technology - A Winner with Equine Vets
Located in Golden Colorado and using a network of global manufacturing affiliates throughout the world, BioVision Technologies, LLC develops and manufactures innovative micro-visualization solutions that enable endoluminal and minimally invasive medical p
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Equine Feed Oat Project Awards Grant for Nutritional Research
The Equine Feed Oat Project (EFOP) today announced the recipient of its first equine oat research grant. Dr. Laurie Lawrence of the University of Kentucky will receive more than $122,000 in funding for a two-year research project beginning in February 201
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State Health Departments Issue West Nile Warnings
Health Departments in several state have issued health warning regarding the threat of West Nile Virus to both horses and people. In Indiana, the state Board of Animal Health is urging horse owners to be vigilant about making sure their animals are vaccin
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Online Video Shows Rapid Spread of Equine Influenza
In August, 2007, 13 horses arrived in Melbourne, Australia from Japan. Unbeknownst at the time, eight of those horses were infected with the equine influenza virus. Within two months, those eight infected horses would spread the disease to 76,000 horses o