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Many people think of farriers as blacksmiths, or someone who molds metal shoes for a horse's foot. With the advent of items like specially-made shoes, digital x-rays, and epoxy cushioning, modern day farriers are much more than someone who works over hot coals. Travis Finn is the farrier for the Uni...
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Univ. of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
Date of publication :
10/06/2008
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473
Human sports medicine has made tremendous advances in the last half century, with athletes setting new records while enjoying longer careers and faster recoveries from injury. Equine veterinary medicine is now keeping pace with these advances. Rehabilitative services offered at the U of M Equine Cen...
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University of Minnesota Horse Extension
Date of publication :
09/23/2008
Views:
295
Mammary neoplasia (tumors) in the mare is exceedingly rare. To date, published cases consist of reports of six single cases and one report each for two, three, and four mares. Of published cases, all tumors were malignant except one report of a benign (non-cancerous) adenoma. Previous abattoir studi...
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University of Kentucky Equine Disease Quarterly
Date of publication :
09/04/2008
Views:
536
Researchers at Wageningen University and Utrecht University are starting a large-scale joint project on one of the most prevalent skin afflictions in horses and ponies: insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH). The study will involve both genetics and immunology, and the interaction between these fields, ...
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Animal Sciences Group of Wageningen UR release
Date of publication :
08/28/2008
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316
One of the best known cures for relieving someone of the hiccups is a good, old-fashioned scare. However, what do you do when it seems that your horse has a case of the hiccups? Sneaking up behind a 1,000 pound Thoroughbred and yelling "Boo!," is not advisable for several reasons. For one, you...
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Univ. of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
Date of publication :
08/11/2008
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222
Often unpredictable and frequently not preventable, colic is a continual concern for all horse owners and is a frightening concept when it is your horse that is colicking. In the horse, “colic” officially refers to any type of abdominal pain. Luckily, most types of colic (over 80%) respond well to m...
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University of Minnesota Horse Extension
Date of publication :
07/30/2008
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227
Gastric ulcer disease is common in foals and horses and the term Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) has been used to describe this disease because of its multifactorial and complicated nature. Prevalence (disease in the population) estimates have been reported to range from 25% to 50% in foals and...
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Govt. of Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Date of publication :
07/16/2008
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522
First results of osteochondrosis study in Dutch warmblood horses.The first results of an important joint research project the prevalence and heritability of osteochondrosis (OC) are now available. The participants in the project, which began in 2005, are the Animal Breeding and Genomic Centre (ABGC)...
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Wageningen UR Animal sciences Group newsletter
Date of publication :
06/30/2008
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434
Researchers are developing a monitoring system similar to those used by earthquake seismologists to detect tiny cracks in bones, a technology that could help prevent fractures in humans and racehorses. The new monitoring system records "acoustic emission data," or sound waves created by the tiny bo...
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Purdue University press release
Date of publication :
06/11/2008
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229
Competitions bring together people and horses from different corners of the country, but they also can bring disease. Ensuring horses are properly vaccinated before show season can help protect competing horses and prevent loss of performance.“Horses can be exposed to disease in the stable, during t...
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USEF (United States Equestrian Federation)
Date of publication :
05/27/2008
Views:
179