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Protect Your Horses from EHV-1 with Effective Biosecurity
The best defense against EHV-1 and other infectious diseases in horses is stringent biosecurity by taking the necessary steps to prevent infection and/or stop the spread of an infection.".
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Proud Flesh on Horses: What You Should Know
Wounds on a horse's legs tend to produce what is known as proud flesh which is a disfiguring protrusion from the limb of the horse and is accompanied by inflammation and can affect the horse's abilities and esthetics.
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Rabies Threat to Horses Comes Earlier This Year
Usually, rabies doesn't appear until later in the year, but with unseasonably warm weather, wild animals are more active and are making their way into parks, horse trails, and backyards of homes.
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Recognizing Hernias in Foals
Hernias are one of the most common problems stemming from birth in foals, and these defects may appear with greater frequency in certain bloodlines.
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Research Key to Recurrent Airway Obstruction in Horses
 Research into genes in horses that produce a certain protein may lead to treatment for both recurrent airway obstruction in horses and also asthma in people.
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Research on the Effectiveness of Tiludronic Acid in Horses
Tiludronate helps manage lameness by decreasing bone resorption and inflammation and also inhibits enzymes that break down cartilage in an osteoarthritic joint.
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Research Shows Effectiveness of Thermography Use in Horses
Thermography measures the presence of heat which is one of the cardinal signs of inflammation resulting from hemorrhage, trauma, tendon or joint infection in the horse.
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Research Shows Environment is Key Factor in IAD in Horses
Newsdate: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 - 9:48 am Location: ATHENS, Georgia Although research has failed to fully address the causes of inflammatory airway disease (IAD) in horses, a variety of agents are thought to be involved and their relative contribution to
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Research Shows Horses Living Longer, Healthier Lives
Newsdate: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 8:05 am Location: MEDFORD, Massachusetts Equine medicine, including nutrition, dentistry and the treatment of diseases and conditions common in older horses, has vastly improved, to the point where horses are living healt
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Researchers See Possibilities in Stem Cell Therapy for Horse Injuries
Researchers from the Department of Biomedical Sciences, don't dismiss stem cell products as the âsnake oilâ variety, but they do advise caution and ask for patience when it comes to their use in horses.