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Horse Health
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Healthy Horse or Not? Veterinarian Tells Horse Owners How To Determine in 10 Minutes or Less!
A quick evaluation of your horse can be done in less than 10 minutes, so by checking him daily, you will know what is normal and what is not.
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Equine Asthma - Current Understanding and Future Direction
By the time a horse presents with severe equine asthma also known as 'heaves' the disease close to the end stage.
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Fecal Liquid - Can It be Solved? What Every Horse Owner Needs to Know
Fecal liquid in horses - The underlying problem is inflammation within the hindgut.
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With Springtime on the Horizon - Time to Protect Your Horse from Mosquito-borne Disease
According to the AAEP, West Nile virus (WNV) is the leading cause of arbovirus encephalitis in horses and humans in the United States
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Improving Your Horses Dental Health
A thorough oral examination performed by a veterinarian allows dental problems to be identified in the early stages, decreasing the possibility of severe progressive dental conditions.
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UC Davis-led Study Investigates Distribution of the Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome Allele in Multiple Breeds
Warmblood fragile foal syndrome is an inherited defect of connective tissue characterized by hyperextensible, abnormally thin, fragile skin and mucous membranes subject to open lesions.
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Research Investigating Resuscitation Intravenous Fluid as an Intervention in Management of Critically Ill Foals
The objective of the study is to determine blood levels of EG damage markers in critically ill foals, before and after fluid resuscitation to determine if this practice worsens the integrity of blood vessels.
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Expecting a New Foal? Prep Time is Here!
Most of the time, foaling is uncomplicated, but it's those rare occasions that something goes wrong when you've got some pretty important decisions that you have to make readily.
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Check Serum amyloid A and Clear the Way for Quicker Treatment Decisions in Foals
Using an easy handheld test as part of every routine examination increases the chance to differentiate noninfectious versus infectious causes of disease during an evaluation of foals.
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Winterize Your Horse - Preventing Dehydration
Frozen water or eating snow will not accomplish the same level of hydration as plentiful, fresh water.