Diseases

October 10, 2022
Glandular Gastric Ulcers: Getting to the Root of Management
Research suggests that licorice has anti-ulcer properties, and donkeys offered licorice had reduced severity of bute-induced gastric ulcers.

September 19, 2022
Potential Drug for Insulin Dysregulation Fails in Horses
Given the health consequences of insulin dysregulation in horses, researchers hoped one drug would be as beneficial to horses

September 07, 2022
Osteochondritis Dissecans in Horses: Frequency in Lusitanos
Researchers set out to assess the prevalence of osteochondritis dissecans in Lusitano horses.

August 17, 2022
Quelling Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea with Fecal Transplants
Researchers investigate new ways to reduce diarrhea associated with antibiotic use, including the use of fecal transplants.

August 10, 2022
What Horse Owners Know About EMS
According to a recently published survey, many horse owners feel they know very little about equine metabolic syndrome or

August 08, 2022
Drooling to Find Biomarkers of EGUS in Horse Saliva
Researchers used biomarkers in saliva to determine if they could predict the presence of gastric ulcers in horses.

July 13, 2022
Seeking Sweet Success: Using the Oral Sugar Test for Insulin Dysregulation in Horses
Researchers performed a study to pinpoint the most reliable oral sugar test protocol for diagnosing insulin dysregulation.

July 11, 2022
Equine Glandular Gastric Disease: Diagnosing Difficulties
Experts recently discovered that diagnosing EGGD accurately using gastroscopy and current guidelines may not be as reliable as once

June 22, 2022
MRI of the Equine Pituitary Gland: What is Normal?
In the future, MRI might play a vital role in definitively diagnosing PPID, but some basic background work must

June 20, 2022
Recovery from Laminitis: The Road May Be Longer for Some Horses
New data show laminitic horses typically fall into one of two categories: those that improve quickly or those that