Parasite control in horses: Don’t rely on blind faith
Fresh guidelines suggest a mix of calendar-based and targeted worming treatments, together with monitoring.
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Mud: Not so glorious for horse owners
Mud management is key to equine health and safety during wet weather.
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Laminitis, nutrition research in spotlight at Equine Science Symposium
Waltham collaborators presented three papers associated with potential risk factors for laminitis and three associated with other aspects of nutrition.
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Spring seedlings pose Atypical Myopathy risk to horses
Scientists exploring spring Atypical Myopathy find Hypoglycin A in sycamore samples and rainwater.
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Twice-daily drugs for Cushings horse may be more effective, researchers say
Giving pergolide twice daily instead of the recommended once a day may be more effective, an Australian study has found.
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Equine flu remains significant threat to British horses, charity says
“Flu is still as much of a threat as it was earlier this year,” an Animal Health Trust spokesman says.
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Ellagic acid shows early promise in treating piroplasmosis
The need for new antiprotozoal agents is becoming increasingly urgent, researchers say.
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Hepatitis virus frequently detectable in commercial equine serum pools, say researchers
A recently discovered virus linked to liver disease in horses appears to have worldwide distribution, according to researchers, who tested
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Colic considered the most common emergency in horses by yard owners
Factors considered important in emergency decision-making were the degree of pain, the likelihood of the condition resolving, and the severity of of the condition.
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Scientists call for greater focus on the horse disease dourine
“Recent outbreaks of surra and dourine in Europe illustrate the risk and consequences of importation of … infected animals into non-endemic countries.”
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Simple “dipstick” test could quickly identify equine flu
Modification to test developed to distinguish between human and avian flu would pave way for fast equine influenza diagnosis.
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Help! My horse has ulcers – what supplements should I feed?
The cause of most ulcers is not having access to forage at all times, 24/7, all day and all night.
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Chemotherapy can successfully treat lymphoma in horses, study finds
Adverse effects associated with chemotherapy in treating lymphoma in horses were common but usually mild and self‐limiting.
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Important respiratory disease findings revealed in surveillance program
“Throughout the study we’ve been tracking a lot of influenza even in well-vaccinated horses, regardless of age and breed.”
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Scientists’ new lab recipe helps in diagnosing glanders
The study team investigated Burkholderia mallei, the bacterium responsible for glanders, a highly infectious notifiable zoonotic disease.
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Laminitis charity closes with proud history of helping horses
Animal Health Foundation was founded in 1984 and raised nearly $US2 million to fund research into laminitis.
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Peritonitis in horses: Not all cases have an obvious cause
Not all cases of peritonitis in horses have a known underlying cause.
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Study findings raise possibility of therapies to target equine obesity
The study team used 40 horses in central Texas for their study. Half were obese while the others were healthy and of normal weight.
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Horses everywhere to benefit from $US1.3m equine research grants
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation has funded projects to the time of more than $27.5 million since 1983.
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Computer model paints a 40-year picture of future worm resistance in horses
Model which took five years to develop can make predictions for 20, 30, 40 years or more in the matter of a few hours.
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