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Protect Your Horse from Equine Influenza this Winter
According to AAEP, equine influenza, caused by the orthomyxovirus equine influenza A type 2 (A/equine 2), is one of the most common infectious diseases of the respiratory tract of horses. It is endemic in the equine population of the United States and thr
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Recent Outbreak of EIA in Horses May Be Ending
Cases of a fatal horse disease continue to rise in Saskatchewan, but the worst of a recent outbreak may be over according to the federal agency that monitors the disease.
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Research Continuing on Equine Respiratory Viruses and Performance
The Frank Duncombe laboratory is calling all units! A large-scale three-year European project, benefiting in particular from ERDF funding is currently underway to research equine respiratory viruses and their effects on performance.
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Research Evaluates Procedure to Stop Head Shaking in Horses
Headshaking syndrome is when a horse shakes or jerks its head uncontrollably for no apparent reason. There are striking clinical similarities between facial pain syndromes including facial neuralgia in humans and head shaking in horses.
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Research Focuses on Roaring in Horses
Roaring, or laryngeal paralysis is a common upper respiratory disorder in horses. It is characterized by paralysis of the left arytenoid cartilage and vocal fold. When this one-sided paralysis occurs, the affected flapper is sucked into the airway when th
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Research Links Genes to Orthopedic Joint Diseases in Horses
A research project carried out at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science has revealed that 50.7% of Norwegian Standardbred yearlings suffer from loose bone fragments and lesions in their joints.
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Research Reveals Better Way to Treat Navicular Syndrome in Horses
Navicular syndrome is a common cause of lameness in horses. Horses diagnosed with this syndrome are often treated with coffin joint injection of the corticosteroid triamcinolone acetonide (TA) in combination with sodium hyaluronate (HA).
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Research Shows Box Elder Trees Source of Deadly Horse Disease
For decades, hundreds of horses in North America and northern Europe have died from a pasture-associated muscle disease whose cause, prevention, and treatment have remained elusive.
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Research Shows Easy Way to Keep Horse's Stomach Healthy
Stomach ulcers are surprisingly common in horses. In fact, it's estimated that 60-90% of performance horses have stomach ulcers. There are prescription medications available to treat gastric ulcers, but due to the "acid rebound effect," horses who'
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Research Shows Hormonal Disorders are Responsible for Laminitis in Horses
Until very recently most horse owners thought that laminitis is most commonly caused by access to lush pastures with too much grass, especially when a horse is overweight. However, recent research shows that laminitis is more complicated than that, and up