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Horse Health
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Researchers Discover Importance of Omega-3 in Treating Horse Respiratory Disease
âResearchers used an algae-based omega-3 supplement with high traces of methylsulfonylmethane, vitamin C and a mushroom compound since algae are among the richest sources of DHA, a type of omega-3 fatty acid in their study about horse respiratory diseas
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Tips for Safely Removing Ticks from Your Horse
âTicks also transmit diseases as they feed on your horse's blood, such as Lyme disease, piroplasmosis (babesiosis), equine granulocytic anaplasmosis (EGA, formerly called equine ehrlichiosis), and equine infectious anemia.â
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Horses, Housing and Stalls: No More Long Faces!
âInadequate housing design potentially causes stress and negative consequences on the health and well being of horses, but it can be easily addressed by introducing more windows or shared areas where horses can see each other.â
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Study on Human Nails May Shed Light on Disease in the Hoofs of Horses
âSpecifically, physics reveals why/how nails/hoofs adhere strongly, yet grow smoothly; why hoof/claw/nail growth rates are similar across species; and how poor trimming can potentially cause damage.â
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Thrush - A Threat to Horses Living in Wet Conditions
âThrush is caused by anaerobic bacteria and usually affects horses living in wet conditions contaminated by urine and manure which become breeding grounds for thrush bacteria.â
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Know Your Horse's Health - Now There's an App for That!
âWaiting until you have a reason to take a horseâs vitals is a good example of shutting the barn door after the great escape - It is important to know if your horse sits at the low or high end of any given vitals range for you to have a good base line
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7 Summer-time Disease Prevention Tips for Horse Owners
âWith summer just around the corner, increased activity and travel brings exposure to equine upper respiratory diseases such as equine influenza, equine herpesvirus and strangles.â
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Targeted Worm Control in Horses Versus Routine Scheduled Deworming
âIn studies it has become evident; just as in other areas of medicine such as antibiotics and bacterial resistance, that a portion of the worm population in horses has become resistant to dewormer products largely due to the over use of the dewormers.â
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Shetland Pony Midge Study Offers Clues to Curbing Allergies
âResearchers at the University of Edinburgh have shown for the first time that all horses respond to midge bites and that their immune system can act in two different ways in response to the allergy-causing irritants in midge bites.â
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Equine Guelph: Know Your Horse Health
âThe well-rounded horse person is educated in normal parameters of horse health and a keen observer, on the look-out for anything that is abnormal for that individual horse.â