Diseases

January 23, 2023
Amino Acid Profiles in PPID Horses: Management, Diagnostic Implications
Changes in amino acid concentrations of horses with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction may lead to novel diagnostic and treatment

January 18, 2023
Ertugliflozin for Managing Metabolic Horses
A new class of drugs borrowed from human medicine could prove useful in horses with refractory metabolic disease.

January 16, 2023
Link Between Liver Virus and Poor Performance in Horses Questioned
Researchers believe equine parvovirus-hepatitis virus causes poor performance in athletic horses, including racehorses.

December 26, 2022
Pinpoint PPID in Horses Earlier By Careful Observation, Diligent Diagnostics
Look for early changes in your horse’s health and be aggressive with diagnostic testing when PPID is suspected.

December 14, 2022
PPID Management in Horses: Monitoring Essential After Diagnosis
Researchers published a “clinical audit” of how horses with PPID are managed after diagnosis, noting compliance with follow-up advice.

December 05, 2022
Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome: Some Horses Don’t Follow the Rules
While no horse is completely immune from developing gastric ulcers, certain horses are more prone than others.

November 28, 2022
Searching for Biomarkers of Dysbiosis and Leaky Gut Syndrome in Horses
The cause of leaky gut syndrome in horses remains elusive. By identifying a specific biomarker, researchers might have hit

November 23, 2022
PPID Research: Probing Dopamine, Brain Receptors in Horses
To better understand the role of dopamine and brain receptors in PPID, researchers took a closer look at the

October 31, 2022
Human Drug Exenatide Holds Promise for Horses with Insulin Dysregulation
Veterinarians are on the lookout for effective therapies to battle insulin dysfunction, and a medication called exenatide shows promise.

October 19, 2022
Itching to Understand: Horses and Insect Bite Hypersensitivity
In an effort to identify a novel, effective treatment, researchers recently looked at the role of skin cells in