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Horses on diets can turn to wood shavings – research

April 30, 2012May 4, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 8084 Views 0 Comments

Study shows hungry horses can eat wood-shaving bedding, previously thought unpalatable.

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African Horse Sickness is spread by the Culicoides (midges) species. A 16th-inch-long (1.6mm) female biting midge (Culicoides sonorensis) feeding on blood.
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African Horse Sickness – what is it?

April 29, 2012May 15, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 17484 Views 1 Comment African Horse Sickness

AHS a Bluetongue virus variant transmitted to horses by Culicoides species midges.

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Read more: https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/archives/2007/03/165.shtml#ixzz6XxKw81fH Reuse: Interested in sharing with your readers? You are welcome to use three or four paragraphs, with a link back to the article on Horsetalk. Follow us: @HorsetalkNZ on Twitter | Horsetalk on Facebook Among the symptoms of African Horse Sickness are fever, sweating, breathing difficulties, discharge from the nose, and swelling of the eyes and/or head.
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More articles on African Horse Sickness

April 27, 2012May 15, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 1691 Views 0 Comments African Horse Sickness

Earlier news articles on African Horse Sickness (AHS).

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Glanders Q and A

April 25, 2012December 23, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 9182 Views 1 Comment

Glanders is an infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Burkholderia mallei.

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Standing fracture repairs in horses probed in study

April 19, 2012April 21, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 2852 Views 0 Comments

Standing fracture repair produced similar results to those under general anaesthesia, a study finds.

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Researchers map genome of equine venereal disease

April 18, 2012November 24, 2014 Horsetalk.co.nz 3364 Views 0 Comments

French research opens further avenues for exploring contagious equine metritis.

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Jenny Rudall meets parasitology expert Thomas Tzelos at the Moredun Research Institute in Scotland, as part of the Vet Essentials TV episode on worm control in horses. 
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Do natural dewormers work?

April 17, 2012May 12, 2021 Neil Clarkson 12545 Views

Equine parasitologist discusses the issues around agents used as natural dewormers.

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Vaccines must keep pace with ageing horses

April 11, 2012April 11, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 1596 Views 0 Comments

The horse population is ageing and vaccine strategies must recognize this, an expert says.

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Mosquitoes like this female Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sp.,
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Horse jabs urged as mosquito season begins

April 8, 2012April 13, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 1719 Views 1 Comment

Delaware horse owners are urged vaccinate against mosquito-borne viruses.

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Kentucky herd being assembled for EMS study

April 7, 2012April 13, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 2542 Views 0 Comments

A University of Kentucky researcher is building a herd to study equine metabolic syndrome.

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Laser technology sheds light on virus detection

April 7, 2012May 29, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 2358 Views 1 Comment

Vets may soon be using hand-held lasers to rapidly detect disease-causing viruses.

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Muscular disease myotonia found in New Forest ponies

April 7, 2012April 9, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 6868 Views 1 Comment

The congenital disease has never before been found in New Forest ponies.

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Porky ponies misbehave more, research reveals

April 5, 2012February 1, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 4984 Views 1 Comment

Excessively fat ponies are roughly three times more likely to misbehave, a study found.

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Research explores vaccine options for foals

April 5, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 1570 Views 0 Comments

Research at Kansas State University may open the way to earlier vaccinations of foals.

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NZ Connemaras sought for melanoma, colour study

April 2, 2012October 23, 2013 Horsetalk.co.nz 4025 Views 2 Comments

A study will explore the influence of genes affecting coat colour on melanoma formation.

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Can flared hooves be corrected?

March 24, 2012August 7, 2018 Rodney King 10653 Views 0 Comments

Can the outside flare on a horse’s hoof be corrected with trimming?

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A club foot.
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Is this a club foot?

March 21, 2012August 7, 2018 Rodney King 12768 Views 1 Comment

Is this a club foot, and what’s the best way to trim it to keep the horse sound?

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Strong interest in US veterinary co-operative

March 20, 2012March 28, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 1904 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 10381 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 8322 Views 0 Comments

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

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