2016 BEVA Congress: Friday’s Top Tweets
The Horse Staff
September 9, 2016
Top take-homes from presentations on regenerative medicine, eye issues, racing performance and injuries, and more.
Top take-homes from presentations on regenerative medicine, eye issues, racing performance and injuries, and more.
Studying diseases across species can benefit horses as well as people.
Researchers stressed the importance of postoperative diet, hygiene, and medications for a successful outcome.
Only enlarged proximal sesamoid bones were identified as being a risk for delaying a 2-year-old’s first start.
The degree of hypertension some study horses developed could possibly result in serious complications, scientists found.
Researchers observed a decrease in the fecal microbial diversity in EMS horses compared to metabolically normal horses.
Your veterinarian will decide which NSAID is best for your horse. Always adhere to his or her administration guidelines.
David Poole, PhD, DSc, of Kansas State University, presents information about horses’ oxygen transport pathway.
Researchers could not identify a positive relationship between inflammation and obesity or insulin resistance in horses.
Penn Vet researchers tested more efficient ways to identify blood compatibility and type prior to transfusions.
Too much dietary selenium can cause toxicity or even death. But too little selenium can be life-threatening, as well.
Researchers are studying underlying genetic factors that lead some horses to develop heaves while others don’t.
Researchers hope to reduce the risk of racehorse fatalities on the track.
Hot topics include digestion, metabolism, soft tissue injuries, and inflamm-aging.
I’m worried about putting too much stress on my 3-year-old’s body. When is it safe to ride her on a regular basis?
Drs. Norm Ducharme, Sue Dyson, and Susan Stover will be inducted into the UK Equine Research Hall of Fame in October.
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