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Horse Health
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Dr. Getty’s February Tip: Easy Keeper? Think Psyllium!
Itâs a vicious cycle â elevated glucose leads to elevated insulin. Elevated insulin leads to excess body fat. Excess body fat leads to too much insulin in the blood, which equals insulin resistance. If only blood glucose levels could be reduced â th
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Preventing Recurring Laminitis
Many horses that develop laminitis, make uneventful recoveries and go on to lead long, useful lives. Unfortunately, others suffer such severe, irreparable damage that they have to be euthanized for humane reasons.
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Methods for Preventing Fractures in Racehorses
Catastrophic injuries still plague the horse racing industry. This was clearly evident when Eight Belles fractured both front fetlock joints after finishing second in the 2008 Kentucky Derby and was euthanized.
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Equine Influenza Outbreak in Mongolia
The Mongolian government has confirmed an equine influenza outbreak in 14 provinces. The government's news office announced the confirmation Tuesday after suspected cases were recently discovered in 18 provinces of the country, where horses still pla
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Neurological Disease Increase Seen
An increased incidence of neurological disease in horses has been reported across a number of Australian states in 2011. Heavy summer rainfall and flooding across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia have increased mosquito activity a
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Test for Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis Developed
A new diagnostic test for equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), a progressive, degenerative neurological disease of the central nervous system,  has been developed by a team led by Daniel Howe, Ph.D., at the University of Kentuckyâs Gluck Equine R
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Too Much Grass Grazing May Create Problems
During spring and summer months, it is important for horse owners to be aware of the risks of the consumption of too much grass especially by horses that have health problems such as laminitis and other nutrition-related diseases.
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Caterpillars: A Threat to Mares and Foals
University of Kentucky experts report that eastern tent caterpillar eggs have begun hatching well ahead of last year and expect the egg hatch to be completed in Central Kentucky by the first full week of March.
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Foal Diarrhea May Not Need Treatment
Researchers at the University of Vienna, lead by Christine Aurich, have found that the non-infectious diarrhea in foals may not require any specific treatment. The scientists, whose findings are published in the current issue of the journal Veterinary Mi
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Rabies Diagnosed in Two Tennessee Horses
The Tennessee Departments of Health and Agriculture announce that rabies has been diagnosed in two horses. One horse, submitted for testing in January 2012, died in rural Rutherford County, and the other was submitted in February from Marshall County.