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Horse Health
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The Importance of Antioxidants in the Horse's Diet
The horse's diet is naturally rich in plant antioxidants such as carotenoids, flavonoids and polyphenols and fresh green plants of all types have high levels of antioxidants.
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Equine Renal Disease: Updated Research Information
The equine kidney has a vital role in overall health and a variety of disease processes can impair renal function.
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Research Shows Progress in Improved Fertility and Breeding Efficiency in Horses
Horsemen evaluate visible characteristics such as conformation, coat color, speed, endurance, as well as family history, and make breeding decisions based on these evaluations.
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Research Shows Causes and Results of Muscular Disorders in Athletic Horses
Disorders of a horse's muscular system cause poor performance and sometimes, death, and in certain groups of athletic horses, 5% to 25% have heritable muscular disorders.
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Oklahoma State University Begins Clinical Study Of RenoVÅ Equine Allograft
Efficacy and safety of an equine liquid amniotic tissue allograft on equine distal limb wound healing is being conducted in conjunction with the university's Equine Surgery and Sports Medicine faculty.
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How Does Water Quality Affect Your Horse?
Factors in how much water a horse needs include: environmental temperature, humidity, feed quality, type and amount of feed, physical activity level and health.
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Equine Asthma Breakthrough
It's common knowledge that allergens found in fungi, bacteria and arthropods such as mites cause asthma by triggering the horse's body's inflammatory responses.
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Sickness Prevention in Horses This Fall Fair Season
Steps to prevent the spread of diseases by washing hands, not sharing equipment and not allowing nose-to-nose contact with other horses are positive disease-prevention measures.
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Supplementing Fading Autumn Pastures for Your Horses
Nutrition is not the same as autumn settles in and the composition of pasture grasses begins to change in horse pastures.
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Report Updates 2nd Quarter Cases of Equine Diseases Throughout the World
During the 2nd quarter of 2019, numerous cases of equine diseases were reported throughout the world.