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Horse Health
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Seven Common Toxins That Can Kill Horses within Hours
Eliminating toxins from horse farms can prevent some sad and avoidable deaths of horses.
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Rosie: Poster Girl for Equine Asthma
As usual, Rosie got her way. In the six months since starting on a regular steamed hay diet, the mare’s mild breathing issues have gone away.
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Think Like Hippocrates for Best Horse Joint Health
Dr. Caroline Loos recommends that the key to joint health is prevention, and this can be best achieved by utilizing high quality feed throughout the horse's life.
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Understanding Navicular and Heel Pain in Horses
Navicular syndrome usually first appears as a very mild lameness that affects both front feet, with one foot often seeming worse than the other.
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International Horse Sports Confederation Announces Progress Toward DIVA Vaccine for African Horse Sickness
IHSC believes that the development and production of a new AHS vaccine will be a major achievement, and will deliver a positive impact on horse sports around the world.
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Merck Animal Health Biosurveillance Program Provides Vital Information about Bacterial Respiratory Pathogens in Horses
During an acute infectious upper respiratory disease outbreak in horses, an accurate and timely diagnosis is critical to ensure proper treatment.
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Research Study of Iodine Levels in Mare's Milk May Help Prevent Deaths of Newborn Foals
Researchers hope study will help them understand and prevent congenital hypothyroidism dysmaturity syndrome which results in the death of newborn foals.
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UC Davis PET Research to Improve Racehorse Safety and Welfare
The new PET scanner will be used to identify patterns of stress remodeling in the horse's fetlock and assess how they are affected by training and track conditions.
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Creating a Diverse Healthy Pasture for Your Horse
Healthy soil and healthy horses are inter-related, and microbial populations in the horse's gut, called the micrometer, are beneficiaries of this relationship.
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Do You Know What Care Your Senior Horse Needs?
Changes that might make your horse a senior can creep up slowly over time and this makes it important to continually assess your older horses.