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Horse Health
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Advancing Equine Health through Targeted Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine Research
Our team has also discovered that injecting autologous macrophages, derived from the horse’s own bone marrow, into inflamed joints can significantly aid in resolving inflammation.
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Researchers Examine Equine Associated Sudden Death
The development and implementation of risk mitigation strategies for the prevention of catastrophic musculoskeletal injuries provides a roadmap for decreasing exercise-associated sudden deaths.
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Caring for the Horse's Liver - What to Know About Hepatitis Viruses
Diagnosing Equine Hepacivirus (EqHV) and Equine Parvovirus-Hepatitis (EqPV-H) involves a combination of blood testing and liver biopsies.
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Anhydrosis - Why Isn't My Horse Sweating on this Hot Summer Day?
Horses often develop anhidrosis quickly and without obvious reasons other than heat and humidity.
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Unvaccinated Horse in Australia Dies from Hendra Virus
Hendra virus can infect horses and humans and is potentially deadly to both and can be transmitted from flying fox to horse, from horse to horse, from horse to dog and from horse to human.
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Importance of Daily Once Over for Maintenance of a Healthy Horse
Horses, like people, have a mind/body connection and if the body is healthy, the mind works well; if not the mind suffers also--another good reason to thoroughly check your horse daily.
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Study - How the Feeding Order of Forage and Oats Affects a Horses Digestive Responses
A recent research study addressed how the feeding order of forage and oats affected the metabolic and digestive responses related to gastric emptying in horses.
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Horse in Washington State Tests Positive for Pigeon Fever
The bacteria causing pigeon fever can be spread by the boots, hands and tools of a person working around an infected horse or churning up soil where the bacteria is found.
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Common Toxins That Can Kill Horses within Hours
Eliminating sources of toxins from horse farms can prevent some sad and avoidable deaths of horses.
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A Danger for Horses Receiving Injections - Clostridial Myositis
Clostridial myositis is a true medical emergency in horses, with survival linked to prompt intervention through aggressive antibiotic treatment and wound debridement.