The twists and turns of telomeres in horses and livestock
Researchers, in a just-published review of telomeres in livestock, discuss these curious repeated DNA sequences at the tips of chromosomes.
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Researchers, in a just-published review of telomeres in livestock, discuss these curious repeated DNA sequences at the tips of chromosomes.
Read more“It’s such a complex issue with no easy fix, and it is therefore essential that all disciplines work together and take on multiple levels of responsibility.”
Read moreA greater range of motion was identified in most joints, when compared to those of conventional gaits.
Read moreThe number of studies on horse welfare is exponentially increasing, researchers from the University of Bologna found.
Read moreWith no roundup in 2023, the advocacy group for New Zealand’s wild Kaimanawa Horses is expecting a big muster. Applications for horses from next year’s muster are already being taken.
Read moreResearchers in Germany report on the findings of a prospective, randomized, controlled, and triple-blind pilot study.
Read moreResearchers in Sweden assessed the performance of canagliflozin in a group of horses affected by insulin dysregulation.
Read moreResearchers put forward correction factors to help standardize results from various fecal egg count techniques in horses.
Read moreStudy identifies allowances required for sensor data when lame horses are trotted in a circle.
Read moreIn the first Welfare Wednesday Webinar of the season, diagnostic imaging veterinarian Merry Smith will discuss the management of horses with arthritic changes in their joints.
Read moreOverall results confirm the usefulness of a standardized treadmill test for evaluating poor performance and the prediction of racing outcomes in Standardbred racehorses.
Read more“Antibiotics are antimicrobial medicines essential to the health of humans, animals, and plants, but using them excessively can lead to the emergence of resistant bacteria that don’t respond to antibiotic treatment.”
Read moreThe scientists are unsure why such brain injuries are more likely to lead to depression in women.
Read moreEquine neuroaxonal dystrophy and equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy can have identical clinical signs.
Read moreResearchers in the laboratory of Dr Amanda Adams at the Gluck Equine Research Center in Kentucky are exploring the impact of acute transportation stress on immune function in horses.
Read more“Support from Horse Sport Ireland wasn’t merely monetary. We aimed for sporting stability, operational resilience, and a resurgence in competition and participation. The HSI Covid Grant Scheme was paramount to these ambitions.”
Read moreResearchers have been able to virtually reconstruct all the components related to the artistic process that took place to create this wall of paleolithic art.
Read moreVideo coverage of the International Conference of Horseracing Authorities, where Professor Natalie Waran presented key strategies for equine sports to proactively consider amidst changing societal expectation.
Read moreVideo coverage of the International Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys, which was held in Paris late last month.
Read moreScientists use whole waveform analysis in identifying and describing common patterns and individual variation in movement data.
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