Pretty as a Picture After ‘Wry Nose’ Surgery
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
February 14, 2008
Researchers modified a surgical technique to correct wry nose (an abnormal nasal deviation) in a horse.
Researchers modified a surgical technique to correct wry nose (an abnormal nasal deviation) in a horse.
More than 1,000 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you use imprinting or desensitization techniques with your foals?”
Human interaction with foals at a critical early developmental age appears to be a stressor, whereas positive human interaction with the dam creates a strong model for the observing foal, according to a series of ongoing research projects a
Neonatal losses are a significant problem for the equine industry. Of the 1,294 fetal, neonatal, and juvenile equine cases presented to the University of Kentucky Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center from September 2004 through August 2005, 259
The results of equine research funded by the Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) in 2007 added to scientists’ understanding of foal pneumonia, hereditary muscle disorders, laminitis, and pharmacology.
