In a retrospective study, researchers from the United Kingdom found that injuries to the palmar or plantar annular ligament (PAL)–the anatomic structure that holds that superficial and deep digital flexor tendons in place as they pass the fetlock
Insulin resistance, the body’s inability to control blood sugar levels with normal amounts of insulin, is known to be associated with equine obesity, altered reproductive function, and pasture-associated laminitis. In addition, insulin resistance
A group of Dutch researchers reported evidence that the equine conceptus (i.e., the embryo and associated membranes) might be directly responsive to the reproductive hormones progesterone and estrogen,
Researchers from Tennessee recently reported that daily administration of a high dose of levothyroxine sodium–a synthetic thyroid hormone supplement–for 48 weeks resulted in significant weight loss and an improvement in horses’ insulin
Illinois researchers studying the effect of nutritional supplementation with essential fatty acids (EFAs) reported that EFAs are absorbed systemically after oral administration and alter the normal pool of fatty acids in the bloodstream of horses.
Horses with sarcoids could soon benefit from a new vaccine-based treatment that is currently being developed by a group of German researchers. Equine sarcoids, semi-malignant skin tumors caused by bovine papillomaviruses (BPV)-1 and -2, are common in
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)–the medical administration of oxygen at high pressure–does not appear to be effective in horses with skin grafts that are uncompromised and healing properly before treatment is initiated.
Skin grafts, whic
After years of studying equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), a serious neurological disease in horses, scientists have mapped the first steps in the migratory path of Sarcocystis neurona–the chief parasitic cause of EPM.
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Researchers from France have determined equine herpesvirus (EHV)-2 and -5 might play a small role in equine abortion. They used a sensitive and rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test–one that can identify sections of viral DNA–in their
Tendon injuries are an important cause of wastage in athletic horses, particularly (when injuries occur in) energy storing tendons–such as the superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT)–which act like springs to contribute to movement.
Results from a recent study on equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM)–a progressive neurological disease–identified three factors that increase a horse’s risk of infection: living with cats, use for Western performance or racing, and age
Researchers at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatchewan, Canada, recently published a study indicating that light-colored horses diagnosed with West Nile virus (WNV) might be more likely to succumb to the disease than their
Scientific studies performed over the past decade have demonstrated the widespread availability of poor quality and potentially unsafe dietary supplements for both human and animal consumption. These include supplements that:
Based on a recent retrospective study performed at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatchewan, Canada, three major risk factors that are completely outside of a horse owner’s control contribute to the mortality rate of West Nile
Florida researchers reported that equine bacterial skin infections could be effectively treated with a topical “spot-on” gel instead of the traditional labor-intensive shampoos and long-term oral antibiotics.
Bacterial skin infections are
Researchers from The Ohio State University recently reported that a new ligament reconstruction technique involving a tissue matrix product permits early ligament healing and helps to stabilize the damaged joint.
Ligaments functio
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