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Horse Health
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Huge Grant Will Allow Advanced Research in Regenerative Medicine
This large research grant will allow UK scientists to address a spectrum of chronic and untreatable medical conditions through use of regenerative medicine.
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Importance of Assessing Limb Conformation in Your Foal
Diagnosing irregularities in development of a foal's limbs is key in providing early intervention before limbs sustain damage that may cause lameness and limit the horse's athletic abilities.
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Importance of Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research for Horse Health
Today, the Gluck Center faculty conduct equine research in six targeted areas: genetics and genomics, infectious diseases and immunology, musculoskeletal science, parasitology, pharmacology/toxicology and reproductive health.
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Is Bran Mash a Laxative for Horses?
Research has shown that bran does not have a laxative effect in horses and studies have found that adding wheat bran to the diet did not soften the stools of horses.
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Is Stem Cell Fluid the Key to Treating EPM in Horses?
Treating horses with injuries by injection of stem cell fluid is superior to treating them with intact stem cell injections because the factors from the stem cell fluid persist in the horse's body for a longer time.
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Is Your Horse Getting Trace Minerals Essential to Health?
The use of copper and zinc supplementation in modern horse feeds stems from the possible role of these two nutrients in reducing physitis, osteochondrosis, wobbler syndrome, and other developmental orthopedic diseasesp>
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It All Comes Down to the Genetics of the Horse
Equine Guelph offers the opportunity to understand the importance of genetics and how it can influence a horse's ability to perform or render it susceptible to certain diseases, unsoundness or even a genetic disorder during Fall 2013 on-line classes.
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It's Time To Vaccinate Against Mosquito-borne Horse Diseases
Getting exact statistics for mosquito-borne diseases in horses is difficult, but many state officials say they expect up to four unreported cases for each one confirmed case of West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis.
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June 2013 - Crusade Against Equine Colic Month
Throughout June 2013, the Crusade Against Equine Colic will provide colic prevention-related content through various outlets that will help owners implement practices that may reduce their horses' risk for colic.
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Kauffman's Flex Steps for Horses Now in Pellets
Kauffman's Flex Steps combination of proven equine joint support nutraceuticals is formulated to provide the proper amounts and ratios of glucosamine, chondroitin, hyaluronic acid (HA) and methylsulfonyl methane.