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A Celebration of Veterinarians Coming April 2013
The World Organization for Animal Health along with the World Veterinary Association (WVA) is encouraging veterinarians throughout the World to join in the celebration of World Veterinary Day on April 27, 2013. The selected theme 2013 is "Vaccination to p
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Horse Meat Scandal Reveals Suffering and Disease
âWhere there is horse meat, you can bet there is horse suffering and not just at the time of slaughter. This is no laughing matter. The whole European trade is mired in inadequate laws, needless suffering and the elephant in the room is the spread of in
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Insuring Thoroughbred Survival During Horse Races
An editorial on 9/28/2012, in the New York Times cites a report by a panel of experts regarding the alarming rise in thoroughbred fatalities last winter at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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Better Foal Health Proves To Be a Balancing Act
According to a Health Brochure from Bayer Animal Health, a healthy foal will grow rapidly, gaining in height, weight and strength almost before your very eyes. From birth to age two, a young horse can achieve 90 percent or more of its full adult size, som
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Stem Cell Research Promises Better Healing for Horse Limbs
A report from the Cornell University Department of Veterinary Medicine details advancement in a new treatment that uses the bodyâs own stem cells to heal cartilage in horses and humans. The current surgical treatment to repair tears in cartilage relieve
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Checking Horse Pastures for Sources of Parasites
Strongyle egg distribution in pastures: What does eggs per gram of feces really mean? Thatâs a question we are often asked here at Horsemenâs Laboratory.
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Overcoming Fear When Working with Your Horse
When Jamie Price takes jumps, she takes the big ones. Therefore, when it came to the concept of overcoming the natural fears that go [no-glossary]hand-in-hand with riding sports, RateMyRiding.comâs Jamie Price was the natural choice from whom to seek ad
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Care in Selecting Hay Pays Off in Horse Health
Hay is the basis for your horseâs health. Just as a human diet that lacks proper nutrition results in poor health, so too does substandard hay, so it pays to do a little research to learn what youâre buying to feed your horses.
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Is It Too Late to Vaccinate My Horse?
Is it too late to vaccinate my horse? April Knudson, DVM, is an equine specialist with Merial Veterinary Services. She has a special interest in equine gastrointestinal health, infectious disease and lameness. She holds a doctor of veterinary medicine f
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Hay and Horses: Does Form of Hay Matter?
Few studies have been conducted showing the effects of changing the physical form of long-stemmed hay. A trial by Gagnon and Barbisan comparing long-stemmed hay and cubed hay on water intake showed that the horses fed a cubed ration consumed more water th