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Horse Health
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Gluten - Factor in Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Horses?
Chronic inflammatory small bowel disease has an increased prevalence in sport horses. The disorder is associated with intermittent colic, weight loss, poor performance and anemia.
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Risk of West Nile Virus Returns
The risk of a return of West Nile virus to California this year is renewing calls for horse owners to make sure their animals are vaccinated. In 2011, 15 horses in California were confirmed positive for West Nile Virus. Four of the 15 were euthanized. All
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Using Biosecurity to Prevent Spread of Salmonella
Salmonella bacteria can be a deadly problem in horse barns, as evidenced by the outbreak at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center in May 2004. Since that outbreak, researchers have turned their attention to how the disease spreads and the
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Checking for Stomach Ulcers in Horses
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 from the University of California-Davis.
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Pasture Time Helps Prevent Osteochondrosis in Foals
Osteochondrosis (OC) is the most common developmental orthopaedic disease in horses and represents a major problem to the horse industry. The complete mechanism of this multifactorial disease is not yet known, but it is accepted that OC lesions are the re
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Thrush - A Spring Time Problem for Horses
In many parts of the USA, spring time weather brings rain that turns pastures and paddocks into marshy areas. This dampness especially in areas where organic waste accumulates may encourage the growth of bacteria that can infect horses hooves and lead to
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Equine Herpesvirus Diagnosed in Florida and Utah Horses
Hundreds of horses at a major show jumping event in Florida have been quarantined as a precaution after state agricultural officials reported an outbreak of a high contagious equine herpes virus.Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said Thursday that stat
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West Nile Virus Horse Disease Reported in Pennsylvania
The first case of the season of West Nile Virus has been reported in a horse in Northampton County, PA.
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Update on Newer Ways of Healing Horse Wounds
A hard-to-heal wound in a horse is defined as a wound that hasnât healed despite several treatment attempts. Veterinarians say theyâre always open to trying something new, especially when a lingering wound can mean euthanasia for a horse or months of
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Ten Tips for Preventing Colic in Horses
The number one killer of horses is colic. Colic is not a disease, but rather a combination of signs that alert us to abdominal pain in the horse. Colic can range from mild to severe, but it should never be ignored.