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  • Stem Cell Cartilage Repair Benefits Horses

     Tears in cartilage – stiff, connective tissue that acts as a cushion in joints – are common injuries among animals and humans alike, and can lead to limited mobility, pain, and eventually arthritis. The current surgical treatment to repair su

    Flossie Sellers - February 9, 2011 10:19

  • Stem Cell Research Benefits Horses

    New stem cell research findings from human and veterinary medicine that will likely impact treatment of horses will be presented June 2-4 during the North American Regenerative Medicine Associations second annual meeting in Lexington, Ky.

    Flossie Sellers - April 12, 2011 09:20

  • Strangles Identified in Two Arabians

    Two horses from the same stable who attended New Zealand's National Arabian Championships held earlier this month have tested positive for the infectious disease strangles.

    Flossie Sellers - March 28, 2011 12:27

  • Strangles Test Developed

    Strangles is a bacterial disease that affects the upper respiratory tract and the lymph nodes in the head and neck. Common signs are fever, nasal discharge, and the formation of abscesses in the lymph nodes. These abscesses, which occur most often in t

    Flossie Sellers - February 25, 2011 14:12

  • Swamp Cancer: A Threat to Horses

    Veterinarians who work in areas of the Gulf Coast of the United States and in other hot, wet, and humid areas in states such as Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana and Alabama are warning horse owners to be on the look-out for a fungal dise

    Flossie Sellers - March 10, 2011 09:16

  • Testing for Equine Cushing's Disease

    According to the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University, the most commonly used diagnostic tests for diagnosis and treatment of equine Cushing’s are the endogenous ACTH & Insulin baseline in combination, the dexamethasone-suppression t

    Flossie Sellers - May 3, 2011 12:12

  • Testing Stress Levels

    Historically veterinarians have used blood tests to check a horse's stress levels. While the most common test is measurement of the cortisol level in the blood, a saliva sample may also be used, as salivary cortisol levels have been shown to be

    Flossie Sellers - April 6, 2011 10:10

  • Tests for EVH-1 Prove Negative

    Gulfstream Park announced Jan. 27 it has lifted a quarantine at one barn at the track and four others at its training facility at Palm Meadows.

    Flossie Sellers - January 30, 2011 18:09

  • Texas Rabies Alert

    Texas Department of State Health Services officials say that people who attended horse shows in Belton and Lufkin in March may have been exposed to a horse that tested positive for rabies. 

    Flossie Sellers - April 11, 2011 10:30

  • Therapy Horse Needs Sponsors

    A therapy horse in Loveland, Colorado, has a chronic medical condition in need of ongoing medical care.

    Flossie Sellers - March 1, 2011 09:31

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