Researchers Review Gastrocnemius Muscle Rupture in Foals
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
March 28, 2015
A rupture to this hind leg muscle can be fatal. Here’s what to watch for in young foals.
A rupture to this hind leg muscle can be fatal. Here’s what to watch for in young foals.
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Studies covered biofilms, chilled and frozen semen, endometritis, placentitis, oxidative stress and fertility, and more.
Researchers from Kentucky and Denmark received a three-year, $155,000 grant from the Morris Animal Foundation.
One researcher explains why he believes a central repository is needed for equine gene expression information.
Of the 535 respondents, 401 (75%) said they do not plan to breed a mare in 2015.
Male horses require routine sheath cleaning to prevent pain, discomfort, or even infection.
Environment also to blame in exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage cases so severe that horses bleed from the nostrils.
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