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Horse Health
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Horse Owners Advised To Vaccinate Horses Against Hendra Virus
âDPI Chief Veterinary officer, Ian Roth, said vaccination is the single most effective way of protecting yourself and your horses from the deadly Hendra virus.â
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Research Shows Interferon-Lambda Prevents West Nile Virus from Crossing the Blood-brain Barrier
âStudying West Nile virus infection in mice, researchers have shown that the antiviral compound interferon-lambda tightens the blood-brain barrier, making it harder for the virus to invade the brain.â
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Turmeric Is a Winning Supplement for Insulin Resistance in Horses
âReduction of oxidative stress due to inflammation can allow the horse to become more sensitive to leptin, as well as slow down the progression of equine Cushingâs disease.â
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Solve the Fly Problem Safely While Protecting Your Horses
âThere is no one thing, no magic bullet to controlling flies, but with time, patience and consistency you can reduce some of your fly populations up to eighty-five percent while protecting your horses ninety-nine percent.â
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Equine Herpes Virus Cases Result in Cancellation of Horse Shows in Illinois
âHorse shows in Illinois have been cancelled after three horses exhibited neurologic signs of equine herpes virus and two of those horses have been euthanized.â
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Study Shows Equine Piroplasmosis Infection Common in Donkeys in Italy
âA recent study focused on the different reactions in donkeys as compared to horses with natural piroplasmosis infection.â
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Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Issues Emergency Vesicular Stomatitis Requirements
âOklahoma has issued an emergency import requirement that livestock entering the state from a county where vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed or quarantined within the last 30 days for vesicular stomatitis shall be accompanied by a Certificate of V
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Researcher Uses Cannulated Horses in Colic Study
âReal-time access to a horseâs digestive system, provided by SIUâs cannulated horses, will help the researchers identify the profile of bacteria present and how that changes with diet, stress and travel and might lead to colic.â
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Announcing a New View of Navicular Disease
âWe call the Vet because our horse is lame, and too often the horse is diagnosed as âNavicularâ; however, instead of treating the cause by re-establishing natural hoof function, we treat the symptom.â
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Equine Hindgut Health and Microbial Balance; Potential Connections with Health and Lameness
âIn his study, Dr. Schell is working to answer the question: What is the connection between the equine gastrointestinal tract, digestion, nutrient absorption and diet, lifestyle and stressors, relative to equine health and lameness?.â