Deworming Drug Resistance in Ethiopian Working Horses
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
April 28, 2017
The study evaluated the effectiveness of ivermectin and fenbendazole, as well as owners’ deworming practices.
The study evaluated the effectiveness of ivermectin and fenbendazole, as well as owners’ deworming practices.
This could encourage the use of targeted deworming programs to help reduce parasite resistance, scientists said.
Dusty arenas could be compromising your respiratory health, right along with your horse’s.
Overweight mares often produce heavier foals, which studies have shown are at-risk for musculoskeletal disorders.
Researchers believe polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG) could have a long-lasting cushioning effect on arthritic joints.
Researchers say inertial measurement units could aid in more accurate veterinary diagnoses and performance evaluations.
How young horses are fed and housed can impact how osteochondral lesions evolve, and even help them heal.
The Hippidion genus descended from a common ancestor of our modern-day horses, but didn’t survive into our current world.
Overall horses coped well with parasites. But the heavier the parasite load, the lower the horse’s body condition score.
Riders might soon be able to monitor their horses’ physiological emotional responses and compare them with their own.
Scientists are highlighting early 20th century studies and Japanese researchers who were well ahead of their time.
Allow exercised horses to eat and drink after cooling down to restore lost water and energy, researchers say.
Researchers have confirmed that donkeys have far more subtle ways of expressing pain than horses.
Researchers found that, of the beddings tested, pine shavings were most effective at inhibiting bacterial growth.
Ridden horses express pain through facial behaviors differently from horses at rest, one researcher says.
While the actual product might still be several years away, researchers are currently testing “promising technologies.”
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