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Horse Health
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March 2016 Brings New Cases of Infectious Horse Diseases
âMarch 2016 has seen a number of equine disease outbreaks in the USA including EVH-1, strangles, rabies, piroplasmosis, and equine infectious anemia.â
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Dr. Getty’s Tip: Reduce Risk of Infection When Traveling with Your Horse
âConsidering periodic outbreaks of equine herpes virus (EHV-1) and other infectious diseases, it is critical that your horse be in top physical health before embarking to an unfamiliar area.â
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Threat to Horses: Eastern Tent Caterpillar Egg Hatch Begins In Central Kentucky
âConsumption of large numbers of caterpillars by pregnant mares can precipitated staggering foal losses in Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome outbreaks.â
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Add a Serving of Caution to the Tender Spring Grass
âRegardless of the growth stage, quantities should be monitored because horses crave fresh grass and will eat volumes of it.â
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Equine Lameness and Your Horse: Prevention Is the Best Medicine
âEquine lameness is the most costly health problem in the equine industry in regards to the price of medical treatment and for time lost to rest.â
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Easy Does It with Turnout Time for Horses on Lush Green Pastures
âGradually introducing horses to spring pastures helps prevent diseases related to nutrition and diet, including colic and laminitis.â
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Researchers Break Down Horses' IBH Reactions to Horse Flies
âIn a pioneering study, researchers from the Netherlands have determined that insect bites can cause some horses to respond with inflammation and itching while others react with cellular-level defense mechanisms.â
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How to Assess a Horse's Health and Welfare - Free Webcast
âThis webcast will help participants learn and apply equine welfare principles that lead to improvements in the care and management of horses and participants will be introduced to current advances in equine welfare science and to valuable resources rel
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Springtime Laminitis: Management Tips to Reduce Your Horse's Risk
âThe amount of fermentable carbohydrates, including fructans, in lush horse pastures often overwhelms the gastrointestinal tract, escaping digestion in the small intestine and passing to the hindgut.â
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AAEP Panel Examines Possible Research Paths for EIPH Treatment for Horses
âAn AAEP-hosted meeting of experts in the fields of equine EIPH, pulmonary and cardiac physiology, lung pathology and human sports medicine met to identify future research priorities for better horse health.â