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Utah Horse Owners Warned of Equine Herpes Cases
Utah state officials have quarantined a Cache County farm after one case of equine herpes (EHV) was confirmed and two other horses were euthanized with symptoms consistent with the disease.
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Effects of Exercise on Gastointestinal Diseases in Horses
Strenuous exercise is associated in horses, humans, and dogs with the development of gastrointestinal disease, including diarrhea, cramping, and ulceration. Human marathon runners have up to an 80% prevalence of gastrointestinal bleeding, and racing sled
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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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California Case of Equine Herpesvirus-1 Confirmed at Santa Anita
Diagnostic tests at the CAHFS laboratory at UC Davis have confirmed that a euthanized horse was EHV-1 positive. On Tuesday, March 5, a horse at Santa Anita â My Sugar Sugar, trained by Eddie Truman â required euthanasia after developing neurological s
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Gene Research in Horses Also Benefits Humans
DNA microarrays are small, solid supports containing thousands of gene sequences that are immobilized or attached at fixed locations.
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Horses Get Ulcers, Too
With the advent of fiber optic gastroscopy, many veterinarians and horse owners have been surprised to find that the incidence of ulcers in horses is more common than once thought. Studies reveal that up to one-third of horses confined in stalls have ulce
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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