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Don’t get your dander up: Fresh insights into horse allergies

December 14, 2018December 19, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 7103 Views 0 Comments

Some horses might be classified as either high or low allergen producers, the researchers concluded.

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Unintended consequences in preparing the “big horse” for the “big day”

December 9, 2018December 19, 2018 Dr Bob Cook 7553 Views 0 Comments

Dr Bob Cook questions the use of bits in racing.

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Dr Laurent Couëtil oversees a horse undertaking Purdue's new pulmonary function test.
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Pioneering lung test for equine breathing disorders

December 6, 2018December 8, 2018 Kelsey Henry 5190 Views 0 Comments

“We are the only place in the world to use this new lung function test with assisted expiration.”

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McIlwraith conducts surgery at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Photo: John Eisele/Colorado State University
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Pioneer of equine arthroscopic surgery receives award

December 6, 2018December 10, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 11761 Views 0 Comments

“We can think of no one more deserving of this award,” colleagues said.

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Horses seem to cope well with removal of an eye, the findings of research suggest.
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Eye problems in older Australian horses more common than their owners realised

December 2, 2018January 16, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 4488 Views 0 Comments

Researchers examined the eyes of 327 horses in southeast Queensland.

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Renowned farrier and hoofcare educator Dr Simon Curtis is presenting a free webinar on the importance of good foot care in horses.
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Esteemed farrier brings “simple science” to horse owners

November 29, 2018August 14, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 5491 Views 0 Comments

“There has not been enough simple science applied to help us get the best from our horses’ hooves.”

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Need an electrocardiogram on your horse? There’s a phone app for that

November 25, 2018November 30, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 5931 Views 0 Comments

Mobile phone shows high sensitivity for detecting and characterising the cardiac arrhythmias of horses.

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Cushing's disease in horses commonly causes excessive hair growth, muscle wasting along the top line, and abnormal fat distribution. Photo: AbujoyCC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Vet scoops award for improved equine PPID treatment

November 25, 2018December 2, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 8305 Views 0 Comments

Significance of alternative PPID treatment noted by British Equine Veterinary Association; findings on antibiotic use in equine veterinary practice also recognised.

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Researchers have compared the way horses chew grass with ruminants such as cows and sheep.
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Different “signature” gut species found in lean and obese horses

November 18, 2018November 26, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 4580 Views 0 Comments

The findings revealed specific bacterial species and assemblages that may be signatures of obesity and leanness in the horse gut.

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Steamed hay was fed to severely asthmatic horses: Here’s what researchers found

November 17, 2018November 21, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 5350 Views 0 Comments

French researchers describe inconsistent response to use of steamed hay.

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This self-inflicted wound took several weeks to heal.
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Citizen science: Call goes out to the horse world’s walking wounded

November 14, 2018November 18, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 5635 Views 0 Comments

Findings could have widespread impacts on how both vets and owners manage and treat wounds in the future.

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Very few horses need rugs in summe
Care & Training Health News 

Applying a blanket rule: Are you over-rugging your horse?

November 13, 2018November 17, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 12931 Views 0 Comments

A horse’s optimal temperature range is very different to that of humans. When we use ourselves as gauges, we risk over-rugging our horses.

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Nutrition and leaky gut in horses under investigation

November 9, 2018November 13, 2018 Nicole Weidner 6039 Views 0 Comments

When intestines become ‘leaky’ pathogens and toxins can enter the horse’s body.

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Study identifies worrying lack of knowledge among some horse owners

November 9, 2018November 13, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 8874 Views 0 Comments

“These results suggest a lack of fundamental knowledge exists in these horse owners, which has the potential to negatively impact equine health and welfare.”

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African vets tackle infectious animal diseases through UN program

November 5, 2018November 9, 2018 Blair Fannin 3081 Views 0 Comments

Some 180 veterinarians drawn from 14 African countries will benefit from In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology, a training program launched by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization and Texas A&M AgriLife Research.

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Mare’s brush with Atypical Myopathy likely cause of newborn foal’s death – report

October 30, 2018November 2, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 3835 Views 0 Comments

“It is known that some toxins or drugs can pass into the colostrum in human. If the colostrum of the mare was contaminated by HGA or its metabolite, it could have intoxicated the foal.”

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In 2020, there were 1037 reported incidents on British roads, causing 80 horse deaths.
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Endurance ended 2017 with worst record of drug infractions among disciplines

October 26, 2018October 29, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 3577 Views 0 Comments

Drug-testing figures for the disciplines are contained in the Clean Sport Report, released ahead of the FEI’s annual General Assembly.

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Straight from the horse’s mouth: New dental guides for vets, owners

October 18, 2018September 29, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 7203 Views 0 Comments

Equine vet association says knowledge shortfall in equine dentistry is “being slowly remedied by the vast array of fundamental research recently published”.

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Keep it clean: How hand-washing helps horse health

October 16, 2018October 19, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 5717 Views 0 Comments Biosecurity, Hendra

“Hand-washing can’t be underestimated in the role it plays in protecting public health.”

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Final national survey confirms horses’ most common health problems

October 15, 2018October 19, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 6244 Views 0 Comments

Blue Cross-led National Equine Health Survey hailed a success in its eighth and final year.

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