Study: Transportation Related to Equine Gastric Ulcers
Italian and Australian researchers investigated the relationship between transportation, gastric pH, and gastric ulcers. The team was surprised by some of the results.
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Casie Bazay is a freelance and young adult writer, as well as a certified equine acupressure practitioner. She also hosts a blog, The Naturally Healthy Horse. Once an avid barrel racer, she now enjoys giving back to the horses who have given her so much.
Posted by Casie Bazay, NBCAAM | Aug 14, 2020 | Digestive Tract Problems, Diseases and Conditions, Horse Care, Sports Medicine, Sports Nutrition, Transport Stress, Transportation, Ulcers
Italian and Australian researchers investigated the relationship between transportation, gastric pH, and gastric ulcers. The team was surprised by some of the results.
Read MorePosted by Casie Bazay, NBCAAM | Jan 15, 2020 | Adoption, Adoption & Rescue, Article, Behavior, Behavior & Handling, Welfare and Industry, Wild & Feral Horses
Many adopters of BLM Mustangs relayed they had a “strong, trusting bond” with their horses, and the animals fulfilled their expectations.
Read MorePosted by Casie Bazay, NBCAAM | Apr 7, 2019 | Farm and Barn, Feed, Soil, & Water Contamination, Nutrition, Nutrition Basics, Nutrition-Related Problems, Vitamins & Minerals, Water & Electrolytes
Does your horse’s drinking water have high iron levels? If so, he might be at risk for chronic illness or even death, researchers found.
Read MorePosted by Casie Bazay, NBCAAM | Apr 6, 2019 | Breeding and Reproduction, Feeding Foals and Young Horses, Foal Care and Problems, Grains, Hay, Nutrition, Nutrition Basics
High-carb diets can put weanlings at risk for developmental orthopedic diseases. Could these horses get by on high-forage, low-concentrate diets?
Read MorePosted by Casie Bazay, NBCAAM | Mar 26, 2019 | Anatomy & Physiology, Breed-Specific Health Issues, Diseases and Conditions, Draft Breeds, Exercise-Related Conditions, Horse Care, Laryngeal Hemiplegia (Roaring), Respiratory Problems, Respiratory System, Sports Medicine
Researchers identified upper respiratory tract disorders, many of which aren’t common in other horse types, in 92% of the competition draft horses they examined.
Read MorePosted by Casie Bazay, NBCAAM | Mar 24, 2019 | Arthritis & Degenerative Joint Disease, Bone & Joint Problems, Diagnosing Lameness, Horse Care, Injuries & Lameness, Lameness, Sports Medicine
While there was no significant difference in outcome between patients treated conservatively compared to surgically, the overall prognosis for long pastern bone damage in sport horses remains guarded, researchers said.
Read MorePosted by Casie Bazay, NBCAAM | Dec 15, 2018 | Bandaging, First Aid & Emergency Care, Horse Care, Injuries & Lameness, Injuries & Wounds, Lameness, Ligament & Tendon Injuries, Ligament & Tendon Injuries, Lower Limb, Muscle and Joint Problems, Sports Medicine
Most modifications made to the traditional distal limb compression bandage did not appear to improve their efficacy, researchers found.
Read MorePosted by Casie Bazay, NBCAAM | Nov 17, 2018 | Diagnosing Lameness, Injuries & Lameness, Lameness, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Sports Medicine
Researchers found that high-field MRI provided highly detailed and anatomically accurate images of equine stifle soft tissues.
Read MorePosted by Casie Bazay, NBCAAM | Oct 2, 2018 | Diseases and Conditions, Hay, Metabolic Syndrome, Nutrition, Nutrition Basics
Researchers had hypothesized that haylage would produce a lower insulin response than hay, as the sugar in haylage is partially fermented and could result in a less-pronounced insulin response.
Read MorePosted by Casie Bazay, NBCAAM | Oct 1, 2018 | Basic Care, Colic, Digestive Tract Problems, Diseases and Conditions, Grains, Hay, Horse Care, Nutrition, Nutrition Basics, Recovering from Injury & Surgery, Special Needs Nutrition
Researchers found that 58% of responding hospitals said they consult a nutritional adviser about feeding their patients and 21% reportedly feed all patients the same type of feed.
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