Insulin Modulators: Not Necessary for Healthy Horses
Clair Thunes, PhD
September 3, 2021
Researchers investigated the effects of aloe vera and grapeseed extract on horses’ insulinemic responses to various feeds.
Event coverage from the 2021 Equine Science Society’s virtual symposium.
Researchers investigated the effects of aloe vera and grapeseed extract on horses’ insulinemic responses to various feeds.
A recent study suggests composting might be a feasible and environmentally friendly way to manage carcasses of horses euthanized using sodium pentobarbital. Further investigation is needed, the researchers say.
The trial might help answer questions about nutraceuticals’ effects on horse joint health.
Using anise-scented oats, researchers found a significant relationship between olfactory stimuli and feeding preference in horses.
Researchers confirm that misconceptions about what constitutes obesity exist among horse show judges.
Researchers found a relationship between CBD treatment and horse reactivity. Results related to CBD’s effects on movement and stride were less conclusive.
Researchers studied the effects of clodronate disodium on normal and inflamed equine cartilage in laboratory samples.
Researchers found an inverse relationship between length of paddock turnout and risk of soft tissue injuries in nonelite horses.
Study: To prevent exertional heat illness, handlers should reapply cool water to hot horses every minute without scraping it off.
Study: If 4-5% of horse-owning households adopted one animal, the current surplus of wild horses and burros could be eliminated.
Researchers investigated the degree to which boots and wraps impair convection cooling—potentially damaging tendon cells—during exercise.
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