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"Many of the dental diseases in horses, as in people, could be categorized as silent diseases," says Dr. Gordon Baker, equine veterinarian retired from the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, and author of the first-ever book written on equine dentistry. "It is incor...
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College of Veterinary Medicine - Univ. of Illinois
Date of publication :
05/09/2008
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219
Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center is has added an ophthalmology service through an alliance with Scottsdale, Ariz., based Eye Care for Animals. The new offering, which became available on March 4, is provided by Dr. Gwendolyn Lynch, a board certified veterinary ophthalmologis...
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Virginia Tech - Equine Medical Center pressrelease
Date of publication :
04/28/2008
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186
Horse owners want their foals to grow into big strong horses. That's pretty normal for anyone caring for a growing animal. However, there are problems associated with fast growth that owners should understand. Developmental orthopedic disease, or DOD, has many possible causes, but the major factors ...
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Univ. of Illinois - College of Veterinary Medicine
Date of publication :
04/14/2008
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634
The fulminant growth in minimally invasive surgery in people has paid dividends for the horse. “Not only are laparoscopic procedures in horses less invasive and associated with less postoperative pain and inflammation, in some instances they provide a better alternative to conventional open surgery....
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Michigan State University - Veterinary Medicine
Date of publication :
04/07/2008
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207
Dr. Lara Maxwell, Assistant Professor of Physiological Sciences at the Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, is conducting research to determine the efficacy of an antiviral drug to fight Equine Herpes Virus type I (EHV-1). Funded by a Grayson Jockey Club grant, this study...
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Oklahoma State Univ. / Veterinary Health Sciences
Date of publication :
04/01/2008
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121
A variety of "stable vices" exhibited by horses drive horse owners to distraction! These vices are often called "diseases of domestication" and are also seen in domestic livestock. One common stable vice is cribbing, and it may be more of a danger than once thought."Cribbing is a behavior seen in up...
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Univ. of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
Date of publication :
03/26/2008
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245
Ten to fifteen percent of equine lameness problems can be traced to problems in the back, according to Dr. Rob van Wessum, sport horse lameness clinician at the McPhail Equine Performance Center. “If we did more research, I wouldn’t be surprised to find that the percentage is actually higher,” ...
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Michigan State Univ. Veterinary Medicine College
Date of publication :
03/10/2008
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237
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) is one of the most common treatable neurological diseases of American horses and is caused by the apicomplexan protozoan Sarcocystis neurona. This protozoan penetrates the central nervous system, producing varying levels of neurological disease. In parts of t...
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Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center
Date of publication :
03/04/2008
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433
Equine facilities should work with their local veterinarian to plan a vaccination program which is tailored to fit the needs of the farm; taking into consideration ages, types, activities and number of horses as well as geographic location. A backyard facility with two horses which never leave the p...
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Virginia Cooperative Extension / Livestock Update
Date of publication :
02/06/2008
Views:
199
One of the common bone abnormalities of young foals is referred to as angular limb deformities. Instead of having straight legs a young horse, or foal, is born with an angle or crook in its legs, similar to a person who is bowed legged. This angular limb deformity can be more than a slightly objecti...
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Univ. of Illinois - College of Veterinary Medicine
Date of publication :
02/01/2008
Views:
307