Health

Some horses even appeared to preferred the dried toxic plant to conventional hay.

More work is required to learn about the clinical relevance of recently discovered equine parvoviruses, according to scientists.

Researchers hope that the BUT – Broken/Unbroken Test – will be incorporated into the current regulatory framework for transporting horses.

Scientists set out to identify fungi in the gastrointestinal tract of affected horses that might be responsible for the disease.

System includes six important variables, delivering a final score on a 12-point scale.

“Our recent study results are promising, we just need to conduct this study on a larger scale.”

Increased body fat was found to affect more than just fitness levels in a study carried out by researchers in Iceland and Sweden.

Britain’s Horserace Betting Levy Board is working to re-establish the equine infectious disease surveillance work that had been performed by the Animal Health Trust (AHT) until its closure last year. It will benefit all horses, not just thoroughbreds.

X-rays showed a complete orbital fracture, and a CT scan revealed multiple fracture fragments causing the globe itself to be pushed inward.

The surgical technique resulted in good bone healing and a satisfactory cosmetic results in both foals.

Morris Animal Foundation has welcomed four new members to its Equine Scientific Advisory Board as well as a new member to its Animal Welfare Advisory Board.

Study team sought to identify the muscles that provide the highest percentage of successful tissue oxygen saturation readings and highest average values.

Cases fluctuate widely on a yearly basis, depending on factors that influence vectors, hosts, transmission route, and viral replication.

The International Coalition of Working Equids has stepped in to help educate Nepal’s horse, donkey and mule owners about biosecurity following a Glanders outbreak.

The technique used in the study could help less wealthy countries generate affordable and effective vaccines, according to the scientists.

Most commercially fortified feeds contain more omega 6s than omega 3s, which creates an imbalance that can result in elevated inflammation throughout the horse’s body.