Health

February 09, 2022
Immunotherapy Improves Recovery Odds of Horses with Sarcoids
A recently developed technique called “sarcoid immunotherapy” could be the solution to reducing sarcoidosis in horses.

February 07, 2022
Exploring Medications for Stereotypic Behaviors in Horses
Preliminary data show that modulating brain neurotransmitters by gut microbiota plays a key role in the pathophysiology of anxiety

February 02, 2022
Equine Comfort: Bloodsucking Stable Flies Might Soon Meet Their Match
Reducing the population of stable flies often depends on a multipronged approach: manure management, high-powered fans, insecticides, and fly

January 31, 2022
Essential Oils Fight Microorganisms Responsible for Endometritis in Mares
Brazilian researchers tested three essential oils to determine their effectiveness against common microorganisms that trigger endometritis.

January 26, 2022
Muscle Loss: Atrophy Scoring System for Horses Introduced
Researchers set out to create a simple scoring system to assess muscle atrophy and to determine if atrophy was

January 24, 2022
Strip-Grazing: No Increase in Physical Activity Among Horses
Researchers used accelerometers to measure the movement of horses in traditional and strip-grazed fields to learn if strip-grazing systems

January 05, 2022
Small Strongyles in Horses: Dewormer Resistance a Global Issue
Evidence that small strongyles are becoming resistant to common deworming medications in Australia has been discovered for the first

January 03, 2022
Causes of Death in Retirement Facilities for Horses
Using records from a private equine retirement center gathered over eight years, researchers aimed to pinpoint common causes of

December 29, 2021
Pelvic Fractures in Athletic Horses
Although pelvic fractures occur infrequently compared to other injuries, researchers set out to describe those diagnosed in elite endurance

December 27, 2021
Fescue Toxicosis in Mares: How Much Ergovaline Is Too Much?
Researchers measure endophyte and ergovaline, as well as pasture species composition, to calculate ergovaline in broodmare pastures.