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Horse Health
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Equine Respiratory Biosurveillance - What Have We Learned?
This comprehensive, ongoing national surveillance study monitors equine herpesvirus types 1 and 4, EIV, Streptococcus equi subspecies equi (S. equi; the cause of strangles) and equine rhinitis A and B viruses.
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Gastric Ulcers in Horses
The equine stomach has adapted to constantly secrete acid, which is buffered by saliva from chewing as well as the feed-itself and domestic feeding conditions are very different than in the wild.
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Cornell's Equine Seminar Series presents "What's Bugging Our Horses? A Review of Insect-borne Diseases in the Northeast"
Lyme disease, Potomac Horse Fever, Anaplasmosis, West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis will be among the diseases reviewed during the seminar.
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Managing and Feeding the Orphaned or Rejected Foal from Birth to Four Months of Age
This article details a highly successful program for raising foals that are orphaned, rejected, or born to mares that have no milk.
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Make the Most of Springtime Weather to Ensure a Healthy Summer for Your Horse
As the snow pack melts, horse owners look forward to riding outside and and the prospects of lush green grass, but unfortunately, mud season must be survived first!
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Hydrolyzable Carbohydrates and the Metabolic Horse
The only carbohydrate fractions that matter are those that increase insulin.
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Breakthrough Formulas from Bluebonnet Feeds Set New Standards for Equine Nutrition and Health
Studies have shown significant results when feeding plasma to horses because it works on a cellular level to support the natural healing process, making this ingredient truly unique.
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Horses and Humans Research Foundation Awards $10,000 for Innovative Grant
The ability to assess neurophysiological changes in real time in the arena or space where the human-horse interaction is occurring is of vital importance to understanding how and why EAS is beneficial for humans.
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EDCC Reports Growing List of Confirmed Cases of Strangles in Horses
Strangles in horses is an infection caused by Streptococcus equi subspecies equi and spread through direct contact with other equids or contaminated surfaces.
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Seven Tips for How to Prevent Leg Injury in Your Horse Trailer
Given their delicate nature, it makes sense that we do all we can to protect our horse’s legs when they travel in a horse trailer.