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Horse Health
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Insects, Horses, Laminitis - Research Makes the Connection
The UC Davis news circulating around the world relates a horseâs remarkable recovery from laminitis thanks to an experimental compound discovered during research on insects by entomologist Bruce Hammock. The compound was discovered while studying mammal
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Is Your Horse's Cough Related to Hay Allergy or is it COPD?
Chronic respiratory disease is common in horses. The best known condition is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a disease characterized by chronic cough, increased respiratory rate, forced abdominal breathing, and exercise intolerance.
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Keeping Horse's Hooves Healthy during Wet/Dry Cycles
Changeable weather during winter and going into the spring months brings different conditions on a weekly basis. One week, the ground is soggy and wet. A week later, everything has dried out.
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Lameness Locator Improves Detection of Condition
The most common ailment to affect a horse is lameness. A University of Missouri equine veterinarian has developed a way to detect this problem using a motion detection system called the "Lameness Locator." Kevin Keegan, a professor of equine surgery in
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Laminitis in Horses - A Quandary for Researchers
During the Fifth International Equine Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot, a number of researchers presented information about laminitis in horses and the impact the disease has on the horse industry.
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Laminitis in Horses Improves after Given Anti-inflammatory Drug
An experimental drug shows promise for treating horses with laminitis, a very painful and life-threatening disease that often results in euthanasia.
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Laminitis Research - A Driving Force Behind Major Move
Itâs a long, long way from Queensland, Australia to Stillwater, Oklahoma. The University of Queensland had palm trees and kangaroos. Oklahoma State has pickup trucks and cowboy hats. What could uproot a young woman and move her halfway around the world
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Laminitis Research Now Available to Horse Owners
The Equine Veterinary Journal has made an important collection of laminitis research papers freely available online to both vets and horse owners to help combat the devastating condition. The papers include practical advice as well as the latest research,
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Laminitis Research Studies Sources of Inflammation
In a study by Samantha Steelman and Bhanu P. Chowdhary at the Veterinary Integrative Biosciences department of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, the researchers examined the role of the anti-inflammatory protein APOA-IV in chro
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Leptospirosis Caused Abortions in Mares Again Seen in 2013
It is leptospirosis abortion season once again in Kentucky. The University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (UKVDL) has confirmed 11 leptospirosis abortions so far in the 2012-2013 reproductive season. Last year, 24 were confirmed for the enti