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Horse Health
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Recognizing Hernias in Foals
Hernias are one of the most common problems stemming from birth in foals, and these defects may appear with greater frequency in certain bloodlines.
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Research Key to Recurrent Airway Obstruction in Horses
 Research into genes in horses that produce a certain protein may lead to treatment for both recurrent airway obstruction in horses and also asthma in people.
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Research on the Effectiveness of Tiludronic Acid in Horses
Tiludronate helps manage lameness by decreasing bone resorption and inflammation and also inhibits enzymes that break down cartilage in an osteoarthritic joint.
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Research Shows Effectiveness of Thermography Use in Horses
Thermography measures the presence of heat which is one of the cardinal signs of inflammation resulting from hemorrhage, trauma, tendon or joint infection in the horse.
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Research Shows Environment is Key Factor in IAD in Horses
Newsdate: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 - 9:48 am Location: ATHENS, Georgia Although research has failed to fully address the causes of inflammatory airway disease (IAD) in horses, a variety of agents are thought to be involved and their relative contribution to
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Research Shows Horses Living Longer, Healthier Lives
Newsdate: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 - 8:05 am Location: MEDFORD, Massachusetts Equine medicine, including nutrition, dentistry and the treatment of diseases and conditions common in older horses, has vastly improved, to the point where horses are living healt
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Researchers See Possibilities in Stem Cell Therapy for Horse Injuries
Researchers from the Department of Biomedical Sciences, don't dismiss stem cell products as the âsnake oilâ variety, but they do advise caution and ask for patience when it comes to their use in horses.
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RMTC Adopts Therapeutic Medication Guidelines for Race Horses
The RMTC board of directors has adopted recommendations for thresholds and withdrawal times for four therapeutic medications identified by the RCI for use in race horses, including procaine penicillin, lidocaine, detomidine and xylazine.
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Spring May Bring Increase in Horse Lyme Disease Cases
Although Lyme disease is quite common for horses in high-risk areas, Lyme disease is not easy to identify, since fewer than 10 percent of horses show any symptoms.
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Spring Pasture Access and Your Horse
The switch from hay to pasture can represent a dramatic change in the horse's overall diet, with the potential to cause digestive upset that may lead to colic or laminitis.