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Horse Health
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APHIS Approves Study of Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy
APHIS is conducting the Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy Study as part of an ongoing series of NAHMS studies on the U.S. livestock population and the spread of disease.
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Preventing Chips and Cracks in Your Horse's Hooves
As a horse runs or moves over rough ground, the huge amount of weight and stress on the hoof can split the structure apart, and, once a crack or chip is started, it tends to grow.
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Kauffman's Flex Steps for Horses Now in Pellets
Kauffman's Flex Steps combination of proven equine joint support nutraceuticals is formulated to provide the proper amounts and ratios of glucosamine, chondroitin, hyaluronic acid (HA) and methylsulfonyl methane.
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The Low Down on Laminitis in Equines
Equines come down down with laminitis for many reasons: too much spring grass, weight bearing, equine metabolic syndrome, equine Cushing's disease, and endotoxemia.
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Peramivir Proves Effective in Treatment of Equine Influenza
Horses treated with a single IV dose of peramivir showed significantly milder clinical signs including fever, nasal discharge, and cough with a shorter duration than control horses.
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What You Should Know about Colic and Your Horse
Determining the severity of your horse's colic is difficult, so it is important to watch your horse closely and notify your veterinarian when signs are recognized that help in an accurate diagnosis of the problem.
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What Horse Owners Should Know about Rabies
Rabies is a viral disease that occurs mostly in carnivores and bats, but it can affect any mammal, including humans and horses and causes encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) and a variety of clinical signs.
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Blood Tests May Be Diagnostic Key to Grass Sickness in Horses
 Although the acute and subacute types of Equine Grass Sickness are almost always fatal regardless of treatment, horses with chronic EGS may survive if they are fed high-energy concentrated feeds.
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Importance of Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research for Horse Health
Today, the Gluck Center faculty conduct equine research in six targeted areas: genetics and genomics, infectious diseases and immunology, musculoskeletal science, parasitology, pharmacology/toxicology and reproductive health.
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Good Samaritans Report Case of Severe Horse Neglect in Utah
Northern Utah citizens responded passionately to the case of a horse that was discovered with a halter embedded in its face near Farmington this past week, and Davis County Animal Control was flooded with calls from the public.