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Horse Health
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Laminitis and Nutrition - Paying Attention to pH for Over-all Horse Health
Using a ration balancer, which will be low in non-structured carbohydrates, is an ideal way to feed proteins, minerals and vitamins to horses prone to laminitis.
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Laminitis and Nutrition - Paying Attention to pH for Over-all Horse Health
When horses go out in the morning and consume large amounts of pasture (now rich in non-structured carbohydrates) they are at greater risk for laminitis.
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Clostridial Myositis in Horses
Educating owners on the risks of intramuscular injections, particularly of flunixin meglumine, may help reduce the chance of clostridial myositis.
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What Do We Know about Colitis in Horses?
By definition, equine colitis means inflammation of the colon and in horses, because they have a very large cecum, technically speaking, it should be called typhlocolitis but for short, we call it colitis.
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Depraved Appetite - A Threat to Horse Health
Making sure that the horse's diet contains all the necessary nutrients for good health appears to be the most important part of prevention of depraved appetite.
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New Equine Infectious Anemia Quarantine in California
There is no known treatment for Equine Infectious Anemia and nfected horses become lifelong carriers and pose a risk of infection to other horses.
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Cornell's Baker Institute and Hanover Shoe Farms Partner to Study Early Pregnancy Loss in Standardbreds
Dr. Mandi de Mestre has found that over 50% of pregnancy losses are attributed to genetic abnormalities in the fetus including chromosomal errors.
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Are Your Horses Protected from Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis This Spring
Mosquitoes that have become infected by feeding on virus-carrying birds are responsible for transmitting diseases to other birds, horses and people.
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Why Is My Horse Limping and Favoring His Right Front Leg?
All hoof abscesses should be taken seriously to prevent career-ending or life-threatening wounds or lameness.
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You Suspect that Your Horse Has Ingested or Been Exposed to Poison - What To Do?
It happens suddenly, your horse is in obvious distress and exhibiting breathing difficulties, unsteadiness, and seems to be ready to collapse after turn-out time in the pasture.