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Equine health research and information.

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Strong interest in US veterinary co-operative

March 20, 2012March 28, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 1801 Views 0 Comments

Independent veterinarians in the US have shown strong interest in a new money-saving co-operative.

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Professor offers head-shaking hypothesis

March 15, 2012December 6, 2015 Horsetalk.co.nz 10256 Views 14 Comments

Head-shaking in horses is similar to some human conditions, a leading researcher says.

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How do I fix a hoof split?

March 14, 2012August 7, 2018 Rodney King 8209 Views 0 Comments

How do I fix this ugly split in my horse’s hoof?

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Does your horse’s salt lick have that feel-good factor?

March 11, 2012February 12, 2015 Horsetalk.co.nz 1567 Views 0 Comments

Does your horse have no trouble remembering where its salt lick is in its paddock?

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Staggers in imported warmblood

March 10, 2012August 7, 2018 Ray Biffin 5161 Views 2 Comments

Q: I have a horse that has come from Germany. She spent the first three months at a friends in

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Supplements for mild COPD

March 10, 2012February 12, 2015 Juliet M Getty 4465 Views 0 Comments

Q: My 7-year-old Morgan gelding has just been diagnosed with mild/moderate COPD. Will treat initially with inhaler & flovent &

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Question: My 34-year-old Quarter Horse gelding has no molars. Is there anything I can do to keep his gut moving in the winter without having to go out all night long and feed him every two hours?
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Feeding hay to a horse with no teeth

March 10, 2012May 12, 2021 Juliet M Getty 21609 Views 4 Comments

Question: My 34-year-old Quarter Horse gelding has no molars. Is there anything I can do to keep his gut moving in the winter without having to go out all night long and feed him every two hours?

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Health Research 

Plant extract holds promise for laminitis-prone horses

March 9, 2012May 6, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 10258 Views 0 Comments

Native plants may hold key to reducing the chances of developing Equine Metabolic Syndrome.

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Equine Herpes Virus (EHV)

March 7, 2012May 12, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 1479 Views 0 Comments

Following recent US outbreaks of equine herpes virus-1 (EHV-1) neurologic disease at racetracks, show venues, clinics, and boarding stables, questions about the neuropathogenic herpesvirus are aplenty.

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Contagious equine metritis

March 7, 2012July 21, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 6162 Views 0 Comments

Contagious equine metritis (CEM) is a transmissible, exotic, venereal disease of horses caused by the bacterium Taylorella equigenitalis.

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Animal nutritionist Jan Bowman found that the extra energy provided by sweet feed during the early stages of training made the horses in a study more disobedient and fearful than horses that ate only hay.
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Sweet-feed caution suggested at training phase

March 1, 2012May 12, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 1291 Views 0 Comments

Animal nutritionist Jan Bowman found that the extra energy provided by sweet feed during the early stages of training made the horses in a study more disobedient and fearful than horses that ate only hay.

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Some people in the study achieved an accuracy of more than 80% in assessing the smells.
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Horse health article archive

January 5, 2012June 24, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 19611 Views 0 Comments

Horse health articles and research back catalogue.

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Lameness article archive

January 5, 2012June 24, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 4635 Views 0 Comments

Equine lameness and hoofcare article archive.

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The second of three follow-up webinars as part of the 10th European Equine Health & Nutrition Congress is on "Fiber intake, fermentation and dental condition".
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Nutrition article archive

January 5, 2012June 24, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 6812 Views 0 Comments

Equine nutrition article archive. You can search all of the archives from here. » Health article archive » Breeding article

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Common anti-viral drug effective against sarcoids

September 30, 2011May 12, 2021 Mark Andrews 9859 Views 1 Comment

The sarcoids were treated by topical application of 5 per cent aciclovir cream once daily for between two and six months. All improved in response to treatment.

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Researchers reveal fresh colic findings

August 23, 2011March 14, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 2096 Views 0 Comments

Recovery from a “twisted” small intestine following colic surgery in horses is far better than previously reported, researchers have found.

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A naturally worn brumby hoof.
Health Research 

Wild horse foot may not be good benchmark – researcher

June 7, 2011April 11, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 87377 Views 1 Comment Wild horses

Study undertaken to explore the proposition that the feral horse foot is a benchmark model for foot health in horses.

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Bill and his treatment from broken knees

January 1, 2011October 21, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 16226 Views 0 Comments

Photo diary of the care and treatment of broken knees in a horse.

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The use of pour-on dewormers is common in cattle.
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Studies at odds over ivermectin as a pour-on with horses

September 29, 2010May 17, 2021 Mark Andrews 9773 Views 0 Comments

Spanish researchers concluded that the pour-on ivermectin preparation was highly successful against gastrointestinal nematodes, but Turkish scientists found it less effective at reducing the faecal strongyle worm egg count.

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Health News 

Neglect sees return of equine skin disease

June 6, 2008October 16, 2013 Horsetalk.co.nz 12013 Views 2 Comments

Verrucous Pastern Dermatitis eliminated from horses in the British Army during the Crimean War, but is making an alarming reappearance.

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