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Managing Liver Disease in Horses with Nutrition
According to research at the Kentucky Equine Research Center, the nutritional management of liver disease in horses is aimed at reducing dietary protein and the amount of ammonia and other gut-derived toxins that affect the nervous system.
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Merial Programs Highlight Equine Health Care
When it comes to their equine companions, most horse owners are committed to providing them with the best of care. Itâs not uncommon to hear them lovingly lament: âHe gets new shoes more often than I do.â âMy horseâs trailer is nicer than my h
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A Promising Treatment for Arthritis in Horses
Arthritis is crippling degenerative disease that affects humans and horses and is a persistent cause of chronic, crippling pain. Only in recent years has a new therapy been developed that gives hope that the effects of arthritis can and will be conquered.
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A Shaggy Haircoat - Is It Cushing's Disease or a Pituitary Tumor?
If the horse or pony has a long shaggy hair coat and a history of shedding late or not at all, it is often assumed that they have Equine Cushing's Disease also known as Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID). Cushingâs Disease is a hormonal di
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Ovarian Tumors - What Horse Owners Should Know
According to veterinarians, horses have a higher incidence of ovarian tumors than any other domestic animal. Â While the percentage of ovarian tumors is reported to be 2.5 percent of all equine cancers, this particular tumor location is significant for tw
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Progress Report on Equine Herpesvirus by Research Group
Equine herpesvirus-1, also known as EHV-1, has been making headlines for the past few years. In 2011, some horses that had attended the National Cutting Horse Association Western National Championship in Ogden, Utah, began showing neurologic signs after l
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Russian Knapweed and Yellow Starthistle Can Kill Horses
Although chewing disease, also known as equine nigropallidal encephalomalacis is not common in horses, it is deadly because of the brain lesions created by  invasive plants causing the disease.
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Study Shows Snakes Are Hosts of EEE Virus
A new study published in Science Daily and originally published online by the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene gives details about how snakes in the wild serve as hosts for the deadly mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalomyelitis Virus
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Cause of Respiratory Illness In Icelandic Horses Identified
In a meeting in May of 2010 at the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture in Iceland, a decision was made to cancel the National Horse Festival because of an infectious respiratory disease which has been affecting Icelandic horses.
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Advances in Equine Airway Surgery at New Bolton Center
On Tuesday, October 2, 2012, New Bolton Center will present Airway Surgery: Is it any easier now for your horse to breathe? As part of the First Tuesdays Lecture Series at Penn Vetâs New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, PA, the series offers the public