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Horse Health
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Latest EHV-1 and Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy Updates for State of California
CDFA Animal Health Officials continually monitor for EHV-1 cases and reminds horse owners that there is always disease risk when horses of unknown health status are commingled for a show or competition.
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Monitoring Recumbency as Equine Welfare Indicator
Researchers concluded that wearable sensor technology can be used to identify horses with low recumbency times at risk for REM sleep deficiency and to assess and monitor equine welfare objectively.
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Beware Supplemental Iron for Horses
Iron deficiency anemia does not exist in adult horses.
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The Heart of Laminitis Care for Equines
In almost 25 years of dealing with hundreds of laminitis cases, the most difficult ones we get are those where the correct trim was not instituted or maintained.
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Sugar Does Not Cause Equine Metabolic Syndrome
Evidence continues to grow that equine metabolic syndrome is genetic.
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New Equine Fecal Transplant Research
What makes transplantation of fecal microbiota a potentially desirable option is the speed with which one could re- introduce normal microflora into the guts of affected horses.
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An Equine Methionine Crisis is Brewing
Methionine is the king of the sulfur-containing amino acids which give strength to hair, hoof horn, skin and tendons/ligaments.
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Check Under the Blanket - Has Your Horse's Body Condition Score Changed?
if a horse has a good appetite and seems to eat normally but is losing significant amounts of weight, owners and veterinarians have reason to suspect a serious problem.
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Sepsis in the Newborn Foal
Any foal not standing within an hour of birth and nursing well within two hours of birth should be immediately evaluated by a veterinarian.
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New Discoveries Related to Equine Vertebral Column Pathology and How It Affects Horse Health
Vertebral pathology associated with equine cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy (wobbler syndrome) comprised the majority of cases and this is no surprise.