Equine research projects for 2021 brings total funding to $30.6m
Record funding approved for equine research by the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.
Read moreRecord funding approved for equine research by the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.
Read moreAn equine health company is reminding horse owners to be worm aware and always know which parasite they are treating and why, rather than taking the outdated approach of administering a wormer every couple of months and rotating between products.
Read more“Further studies will be needed to understand the spread and the virulence pattern of Klebsiella variicola in veterinary medicine.”
Read moreFor reasons still unknown, not all horses pastured on land contaminated with maple seeds or seedlings develop clinical signs of the disease.
Read moreWhile the virus lasted the longest on the polyurethane saddle, it was still only a few minutes for lower viral loads, and the evidence suggests that more porous materials such as leather may be even less friendly to the virus.
Read moreResearchers describe the wide spectrum of clinical signs associated with cervical pain and dysfunction, and the treatment options.
Read moreMany veterinarians are finding the use of lecithin, along with apple pectin, to be very intriguing in its apparent health benefits in preventing and treating gastric lesions.
Read moreOver the past 10 years, veterinarians and researchers have learned a lot about the role of the equine gut microbiome on all sorts of health outcomes, including colic, maldigestion, dysbiosis, and a myriad of other health problems.
Read more“I doubt many vets would walk away from an emaciated horse or an infected wound or a cloudy eye so why are we so willing to walk away from these ticking time bombs which are actually a real welfare issue as the animal is potentially at risk of losing their life?”
Read more“The best combination of speed and water depth will vary greatly between horses and should be judged according to the individual horse’s response in terms of gait pattern and posture.”
Read moreWell-meaning passers-by are probably unaware of the risks that certain foods or grass cuttings can pose, the British Horse Society says.
Read moreA performance evaluation led to the uncovering of a paranasal sinus cyst obstructing airflow through the horse’s right sinus.
Read moreThe list will contain basic medicines and vaccinations, selected for their relevance, efficacy and cost-effectiveness that should be available in every country to every veterinarian.
Read moreProviding too much food to a starved horse can have catastrophic consequences, writes equine nutritionist Clair Thunes.
Read moreWinter is an important season to focus on colic prevention and ward off water woes that can lead to impaction in the equine gut.
Read moreSpecial shoes help young donkey after a relapse of the condition that causes ligaments to contract.
Read moreWhile the results support the usefulness of the technique, further studies are needed to better establish treatment efficacy.
Read moreSince there are no effective treatments for most diseases caused by vitamin E deficiency, prevention is key.
Read more“De-worming every six to eight weeks and rotating between products is still very common around the world but this sort of carpet bombing is completely unnecessary.”
Read moreBy the time a horse presents with severe equine asthma (heaves) the disease is close to the end stage. Identifying it early during onset, might allow the disease to be reversed, researchers say.
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