Health

An animal health company is advising horse owners to ensure they use a wormer that is indicated to treat encysted small redworm during late autumn and winter.

Tracheal wash samples taken from horses at rest and in training showed many differences at the gene and protein level.

Equine herpesvirus-1 takes advantage of epithelial thinning caused by bacterial endotoxins, researchers show.

“Case and control horses had similar total short-chain fatty acids, pH and osmolality, indicating that hindgut fermentation was similar.”

Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation is calling for research applications focused on the development of a nucleic acid-based vaccine against equine herpesvirus (EHV).

“The risk of a therapeutic medication overage can be substantially reduced if the substances are administered at recommended doses.”

“EHV-8 infection in donkey farms should be given more attention, and suitable preventative measures should be explored to reduce EHV-8 infection.”

The foal was fully weight-bearing on his affected front leg immediately after corrective surgery.

Further studies will be needed to better understand the diagnostic value of resistin within a spectrum of inflammatory conditions.

Bovine papillomaviruses upset the normal process in which cells are replaced in the body.

Two microRNAs show promise in revealing susceptibility to sarcoids in young male horses.

The laboratory test developed by scientists in Dubai and Hong Kong is described as inexpensive and user friendly.

Technology used to assess human cases shows promise in identifying asthmatic horses in remission.

More than 70% of horses and nearly 10 percent of humans in the study had been exposed to the virus.

Clinical signs of cancer in horses can be vague, and confirming a diagnosis in systemic cases can be challenging.