UK Graduate Student Spotlight: Dr. Fernanda Cesar
TheHorse.com
October 29, 2017
Cesar is studying neonatal immunology with a focus on R. equi and young foals’ immune responses to it.
Cesar is studying neonatal immunology with a focus on R. equi and young foals’ immune responses to it.
The most common fracture sites in competition and leisure horses were the medial splint bone and the head.
A digestive health course will be free for the first 50 registrants from each of Ontario’s three racing sectors.
Of the 515 respondents, 232 (45%) said they use joint supplements to help keep their arthritic horses comfortable.
After four weeks of resistance band training, horses showed less unwanted vertebral movement along the back.
Pharmacological osteoarthritis therapy focuses on preventing or reducing pain and improving joint function.
Skin diseases and lameness were the most commonly reported ailments, affecting 31.1% and 23.4% of horses, respectively.
Researchers hope to help equestrians polish skills on a simulator to ensure good equine welfare when they ride a horse.
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Vets are using serum amyloid A, a naturally produced protein, to detect equine infections and monitor treatment.
Quantitative information provides better data for determining treatment and prognosis, researchers said.
About 30% of Fell Ponies and 18% of Dales Ponies are mutation carriers. The syndrome is also found in Gypsy Horses.
This is good news, researchers say, since oxytocin infusion is the best treatment for retained placenta in mares.
With Oktoberfest in full swing, we started to wonder: Is the racetrack tradition of giving horses beer a good idea?
Tweets and take-homes from Day 1 educational sessions at the 2017 British Equine Veterinary Association Congress.
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