Like horses, human ears really can be pricked, scientists find
Research has shown for the first time that humans make minute, unconscious movements of their ears that are directed towards the sound they want to focus attention on.
Read moreResearch has shown for the first time that humans make minute, unconscious movements of their ears that are directed towards the sound they want to focus attention on.
Read moreInitial review by Brazilian researchers identified 669 genes potentially underpinning equine athleticism. Then they went further.
Read moreResults in the Canadian study indicate that the therapy horses were sensitive to behavioural or emotional differences in their riders.
Read more“The closer the animals were to the epicentre of the impending shock, the earlier they changed their behaviour.”
Read moreTests of 10 breeds showed all of them produced a common horse allergen.
Read moreHead and neck angles induced by rein tension seemed to be the key event in provoking the problem in susceptible horses, the researchers reported.
Read moreResearcher says that reducing risk to competitors is a multi-faceted process with numerous fronts for possible improvement.
Read more“These algorithms seem promising for gait classification,” they concluded, “although a more extensive validation process should be performed.”
Read more“Horse grazing increased species richness and diversity, as well as numbers of rare species in heathlands.”
Read moreThe milk aspiration issue, known as dysphagia, was eliminated on the farm once water filtration equipment was installed.
Read moreGenetic testing of samples from crosses between donkeys and horses mapped a total of 68 genes in the “muscle contraction” pathway, eight of which were found to be significantly enriched in mules.
Read more“There is no way to keep the brain from moving inside the skull following an accident.”
Read more“We conclude that the habituation process should be adapted to the horse’s temperament and emotionality.”
Read more“I wanted to start applying the most advanced forms of neuroimaging currently being done in human clinical research in the veterinary world.”
Read more“It is apparent that current certification standards for equestrian helmets represent different loading conditions than those associated with real-world concussion.”
Read moreUntil now it has not been possible to test for encysted small strongyles as faecal egg counts detect the presence of only egg-laying adult worms.
Read moreMost people had never heard of prions until the rise of so-called mad cow disease in Britain in the late 1980s.
Read moreBiting tabanid flies prefer horses with a higher surface temperature. Why?
Read moreHorses showed ability to identify photographs of caregivers they had not seen for up to six months.
Read more“The ability to identify those ‘high risk’ animals who may display an elevated Streptococcus response prior to the introduction of dietary starch would be advantageous.”
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