Are zebra stripes part of a fancy cooling system?
New study tackles age-old question of the reason for those striking stripes.
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Research
Food for thought: Review explores rangeland grazing
Greatest potential dietary conflict between wild horses and cattle, review finds.
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Did ancient butchering tools give evolutionary edge to human communication?
African butchering technology may have nurtured language, teaching.
Read moreNerve stimulation therapy offers hope for headshaking horses
British study confirms potential of treatment for headshakers.
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Pets help autistic kids develop social skills, study suggests
US researcher found greater social skills among autistic children with household pets.
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Vets able to cope with emotional demands of euthanasia – study
Study finds euthanasia not a major factor in depression among vets.
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Benefits of equine therapy in treating mental disorders questioned
Review in peer-reviewed journal raises issues with studies.
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Cereals improve overall digestibility of hay silage diet in horses – study
Finnish researchers explore different cereals in equine diets.
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Heaves in horses more like asthma than COPD, says expert
Vets now prefer the term “recurrent airway obstruction”.
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Central repository needed for information on horse genes – expert
Huge potential benefits for equine veterinary medicine.
Read moreScientists map whole genome of a Marwari horse
First Asian horse breed to have its entire genome mapped.
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Enriched lives create better adjusted horses, researchers find
Fulfilling environment shown to have a raft of benefits.
Read moreSeasonal pattern found in emerging cause of colic
Much is still unknown about idiopathic focal eosinophilic enteritis.
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Is safety valued in thoroughbreds in the riding horse market?
Australian researchers check out advertisements to find out.
Read moreConnemara ponies’ history provides cultural insights for researcher
Claire Brown sets off in new research direction.
Read moreResearchers pinpoint how to tell when a donkey is feeling better
Findings of study aimed at helping world’s working donkeys.
Read moreThree research papers address welfare issues for millions of working animals
Studies available as part of new collection of free research articles.
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Complex leopard spotting not always the height of fashion
Striking coal colour went in and out of fashion, researchers found.
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Electrical nerve stimulation shows promise in treating headshaking
Results described as encouraging by British researchers.
Read moreNew online veterinary resource for equine protozoal myeloencephalitis
Research shows parasitic disease is found in at least 42 US states.
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