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“Some of the metabolites that we identified could also serve as performance indicators of the horses while others could be used to optimize diet to enhance performance.”

“The prevalence of 23.3% demonstrates that a significant proportion of 3 to 14-year-old native ponies and cobs in the UK are at increased risk of developing laminitis,” the study team reported.

Studies in live horses with sarcoids and melanomas are required to more fully assess the anti-tumor effects of topically applied NVX-207.

Silibinin may ultimately prove useful for treating several inflammatory conditions in horses, but further research is needed.

“Silent carriers of S. equi do not differ clinically or on markers of inflammation to their noncarrier herd‐mates.”

Horses were variously described as chunky, beefy, blubber, podgy, waddling and porky, among others, even if the owner did not think the horse was technically overweight.

“Given the level of exposure found, horses may play a role in the epidemiology of leptospirosis in New Zealand.”

Similar remodeling is also seen in the pulmonary arteries of humans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

A study is under way at the University of Kentucky on the relationship of diet to Equine Metabolic Syndrome, and another has just been completed equine immune function and PPID.

The two masses on the fetlock of the horse were linked to a hitherto unknown papillomavirus.

Hair could represent a viable testing alternative to whole blood and serum, Italian researchers report.

No sensitive method for diagnosing early kidney dysfunction in horses has been identified so far, but fresh research takes it a step closer.

Of the 21 markers measured so far, three show real promise in being able to predict injury.

Researchers performed whole genome sequencing of two affected foals to identify the gene responsible.

Managing the weight of some horses and ponies to prevent obesity and the associated health risks can be difficult, but a new study provides a better understanding of why this may be particularly challenging for some.

“Our results suggest that horses and camels should be tested and/or closely monitored for evidence of Covid‐19 infection.”