Health

When samples are collected by scientists in the field, frozen storage options aren’t always immediately available.

“When hay nets are used, the horse is often forced to keep unnatural feeding positions,” researchers noted.

Researchers link cases from around the world, highlighting the role of international horse movements in the spread of strangles.

Study in France compared the brain waves of stabled horses with those kept at pasture.

New equine herpes virus 1 cases in Switzerland, Britain and Italy, as the official death toll climbs to nine.

Could changes in gut bacteria in horses play a role in flare-ups of equine recurrent uveitis? The jury is still out.

The five-year plan aims to discover the cause and a means of prevention of equine grass sickness, and to improve the treatment of chronic cases.

At birth, a foal is composed of about 35% muscle and by one year, muscle development has increased to 45%. A mature horse can reach up to 55% in muscle mass.

Horses showing DDSP tended to cough but did not make the typical gurgling sound heard in racehorses.

“Concurrent administration of phenylbutazone and omeprazole, in association with change in management, led to an increase in clinical signs of intestinal complications.”

The system trialed may provide clinically relevant information on glucose levels, but the challenges need to be resolved, according to researchers.

The ultimate goal of veterinary medical manipulation is to allow free movement throughout the horse’s body by restoring a normal range of motion.