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Dr. Getty’s February Tip: Easy Keeper? Think Psyllium!
Itâs a vicious cycle â elevated glucose leads to elevated insulin. Elevated insulin leads to excess body fat. Excess body fat leads to too much insulin in the blood, which equals insulin resistance. If only blood glucose levels could be reduced â th
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Insect-borne Diseases Moving North with Global Warming
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, transboundary animal diseases that were originally confined to tropical countries are on the rise around the world. African Horse Sickness is a devastating insect-transmitted viral
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Insulin Resistant Horses Needed for Study
Nouvelle Veterinary, Inc., the makers of the Cur-OST® line of curcumin based anti-inflammatory products for horses, is investigating a new natural therapy in the management of insulin resistance in horses.Â
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Iodine Keeps Horse's Thyroid Working Properly
Dr. Gettyâs June Tip: Iodine Keeps Thyroid Working Properly
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Is Your Horse Sweating Too Much?
It is summer time and the increased heat and humidity can harm your horse if you are not paying attention. When a horse faces a combination of too much exercise and hot, humid weather, heat stroke may occur.
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Journey Through Your Horse's Joints
Equine Guelphâs online tool, Journey through the Joints, sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health, is designed to take horse people on an interactive journey from a healthy joint to an inflamed, arthritic joint.
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EEE Detected in Vermont Emu
The Vermont Department of Health and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets announced today that Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) was confirmed on September 22 in an emu from Brandon. This is the first time that EEE virus has been confirmed
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Ketamine to Become Class C Drug in Britain
Ketamine, an anesthetic used by veterinarians as a horse tranquilizer, but becoming increasingly common on Britain's dance scene, is to be made illegal. Nicknamed "special K", is currently legal but will become a Class C drug on January 1, 2012.
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Effect of Peptides on Equine Inflammatory Disease
A research project funded by The Horse Trust has made important discoveries about how two peptides regulate the inflammatory response in horses. This knowledge could help with the development of improved anti-inflammatory drugs, which are used to treat a
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Knowledge of Patterns Helps with Foaling
Like any birth, the birth of a foal is anticipated with both excitement and anxiety. Horse owners look for signs in the mare to help gauge when her foal will arrive, and hope that foaling will go smoothly for both the mare and foal.