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Spring Grass: Panacea or Liability?

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Spring Grass: Panacea or Liability?

Young grasses are low fiber, very high protein and higher in rapidly fermentable carbohydrate fractions than more mature growths. This can lead to a variety of hind gut digestive upsets including bloating, varying degrees of manure softening/diarrhea, and in some cases colic. This can be avoided by careful introduction to the new grass.

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New Trial Aims to Improve Clinical Control of Endocrine Dysfunction in Horses with PPID

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New Trial Aims to Improve Clinical Control of Endocrine Dysfunction in Horses with PPID

The most common root cause of laminitis in horse populations worldwide is some form of underlying endocrine dysfunction, with high blood insulin being the common feature that appears to directly lead to laminitis lesions in horses with Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID, or Equine Cushings disease) or Equine Metabolic Syndrome.

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New Treatments For Laminitis, the Disease that Felled Barbaro

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New Treatments For Laminitis, the Disease that Felled Barbaro

“We’ve done a lot of good work over the last 10 years, since Barbaro,” says van Eps. “We know now that there are different mechanisms that can lead to the disease, and we’re working out ways to prevent or ameliorate the different forms.”

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Transferring Immunity: Mare Colostrum Studied

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Transferring Immunity: Mare Colostrum Studied

Researchers believe pro-inflammatory proteins help stimulate a foal’s immune system to function appropriately, helping to activate immune system memory, rather than directly fighting infection.

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A Horse at Home is Still at Risk For Ulcers

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A Horse at Home is Still at Risk For Ulcers

Horses that stay home or rarely compete are not immune to stomach ulcers. Cheramie cites these situations as examples of what can cause them including: Light training, Short-term travel, Trailering, Change in routine, Change in feed schedule, Limited turnout or grazing, or Lay-up due to sickness or injury, Radio in the barn, or Social regrouping.

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The True Story of a Chain Lead Shank Tragedy

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The True Story of a Chain Lead Shank Tragedy

“She ran the snap of the chain through the bottom ring of the halter and snapped it back on itself, doubling the chain, as most people do in order to shorten the chain and make it stronger when the chain is not needed over the horse’s nose or under its chin… Karen had no idea that she had created a noose for her horse and by letting him graze, she was setting the trap.”

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Helping an Orphaned Foal Requires Quick Thinking

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Helping an Orphaned Foal Requires Quick Thinking

Unfortunately, the nurse mare didn’t take to the new filly either. So in order to provide the foal with the necessary nutrition, an Igloo cooler was retrofitted with a sheep nipple to allow for nursing. Finally, a bit of success! The filly took to nursing from the cooler quickly, allowing for one big hurdle to be overcome.

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Does My Senior Horse Have Special Vaccination Needs?

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Does My Senior Horse Have Special Vaccination Needs?

It’s a common misconception that senior horses, having received vaccinations for years, are already protected and haven’t the need for annual vaccinations.

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Antimicrobial Resistance- A Global Problem For Animals and Humans

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Antimicrobial Resistance- A Global Problem For Animals and Humans

Unfortunately, on a global scale, we’ve seen the overuse and misuse of life-saving medications in both humans and animals. Antibiotic resistance is a naturally occurring phenomenon, but the overuse of these medications has significantly accelerated AMR selection and spread. As a result, the world is rapidly reaching a point where we are in danger of seeing more people dying from infections due to antibiotic resistance than from cancer,” Dr Page said.

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Equine Forum Paper on Traceability in the Equine Industry

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Equine Forum Paper on Traceability in the Equine Industry

Traceability in the equine industry has been a highly-discussed topic for several years, with varying progress across the country to move forward with a national infrastructure. NIAA sought to establish consensus on the parameters of a national equine identification program, and provide recommendations for advancing equine identification technologies and electronic data capture methodologies by involving stakeholders from across the horse industry to get a broad perspective on the state of today’s technology and its uses.

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