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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.
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Rabies Still a Danger to Horses
April Knudson, DVM, is an Equine Specialist with Merial Veterinary Services. She has a special interest in sport horse lameness and internal medicine. She holds a doctor of veterinary medicine from the University of California-Davis. Below, she responds t
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Rattle Snake Vaccine Important for Horses
With the summer heating up, snakes, including rattle snakes are coming out of hiding and into areas where horses and people are enjoying days in the sun. Fortunately for horses and horse owners, rattlesnake vaccine is now approved for Horses - "Cro
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Reduction in Tendon Renewal Rate in Older Horses
A research project funded by The Horse Trust has discovered that proteins in a commonly-injured tendon are renewed less frequently in older horses, which is likely to lead to an increased risk of tendon injury. The research was published in the Journal of
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Regular Heart Beat in Horses is Unusual
Researchers studying  heart disturbances in horses at Equine Guelph at the University of Guelph in Canada have discovered that a completely steady rhythm can be considered abnormal. According to Dr. Physick-Sheard and co-researcher Dr. Kim McGurrin, def
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Research on Equine Genetics Making Strides
A major Morris Animal Foundation initiative was begun five years ago and is still going strong in advancing the health of horses through genetis research. In 2006, an international team of equine researchers began sequencing and assembling the horse genom
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Research Shows Lack of Genetic Diversity in Stallions
An international team of researchers has used ancient DNA to produce compelling evidence that the lack of genetic diversity in modern stallions is the result of the domestication process.
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Results of Study of Seizures in Horses
A cooperative study involving researchers from the United States and France has resulted in classification of seizures in horses based on their cause, and the identification of clinical factors of equine epilepsy that will help with future diagnoses.
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Role of Equine Respiratory Viruses in Diseases
Determining the cause of an equine respiratory disease is often difficult, and as a result, treatment options are limited. Veterinarians see the horse because of weight loss, fever, coughing, increased respiratory rate and nasal discharge, but are often
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Similarities in Obesity in Horses and Humans
According to Philip Johnson, professor of veterinary medicine and surgery at the University of Missouri-Columbia, âThere is a striking parallelism between humans and horses when it comes to obesity. Some of the very same problems humans encounter wit