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Importance of Selenium in Diet of Brood Mares
A recent study by researchers at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine addressed the importance of selenium in the diet of brood mares.
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Study: Effects of Therapeutic Ultrasound on Equine Sesamoiditis
ZetrOZ LLC, manufacturer of the UltrOZ Elite, is recruiting patients in a clinical trial at Hagyard Medical Equine Institute for Proximal Sesamoiditis of the Fetlock joints. According to Bryant Guffey, CEO of Ultroz, LLC, âthe condition for sesamoiditis
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Take Precautions to Prevent Eastern Equine Encephalitis
State Health Commissioner Nirav R. Shah, M.D., M.P.H., and health officials from counties in Central New York have joined together to raise awareness about the dangers of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and the importance of taking personal protective m
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Attention to Horses Hooves Can Prevent Navicular Disease
For most horse owners, the discovery of a horse that appears to have gone lame over night is a major headache. Not only does the lameness keep the horse owner from going about regular business, but it often means having a veterinarian make a diagnosis and
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Cases of Equine Herpesvirus-1 Suspected
On May 9, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture alerted Kentuckyâs Agriculture Commissioner, James Comer, and staff in the Kentucky State Veterinarians Office of Dr. Robert Stout of an illness affecting horses that had participated in the Bucksnort Tr
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Alternative Medicine as a Possibility for Horses with EPM
Equine Protozoal myeloencaphalitis (EPM), also known as "sleeping sickness" Â can appear in foals only a few days old or horses in their 30s. Any age, sex or breed can develop it, although young horses, and those shipped frequently, seem to be at greater
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Botulism Kills Horses in Maine
According to a report written by Katharina Schwan for The Disease Daily, a rare botulism outbreak caused the deaths of 23 horses at the Whistlinâ Willow farm in Gorham, Maine in April. The 175-acre farm lost 23 of its horses between April 7 and 17 du
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Warnings Issued: Pigeon Fever Outbreaks in Horses
Agriculture officials in Arkansas, Louisiana and other states are warning veterinarians to watch for signs of a potentially fatal horse disease, pigeon fever, if a drought occurs this year. In addition, a Colorado veterinarian Brian Miller says he believe
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Cases of Equine Osteoarthritis Helped by Aquatic Therapy
Research at the Equine Orthopaedic Research Center at Colorado State University investigating the functional, biomechanical, and cellular effects of aquatic therapy on diminishing the progression of osteoarthritis show that aquatic therapy is a viable t
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Equine Cancer and Your Horse
The Equine Cancer Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education of all horse owners on equine cancer. ECS also helps to raise funds for equine cancer research. In their effort to educate horse owners, leaders in the Society offer clinics