Due to their small head sizes, Arabians often suffer from overcrowding teeth, respiratory disease, and poor sinus drainage that can be difficult for veterinarians to treat surgically.
Study: Arabians with certain genes coding for less muscle fatigue, more time-efficient energy production, and improved muscular contraction have better racing results than those without.
Veterinarians could be able to use this baseline data to identify prelaminitic changes in Arabian horses.
Dr. Ernest Bailey shares information about genetic diseases that related to specific breeds.
Researchers say this seems to confirm lore that some horse breeds are more susceptible to EMS than others.
The Arabian Horse Foundation is funding research on juvenile idiopathic epilepsy and occipitoatlantoaxial malformation.
Many conditions common to foals can contribute to or cause auditory dysfunction. Here’s what to watch for.
Researchers are working to identify the genetic cause of juvenile idiopathic epilepsy (JIE) in Arabian horses.
The registrations were revoked after it was determined the champion horses were not, in fact, half-Arabians.
Equine immunodeficiencies can be challenging to diagnose, and even more difficult–or impossible–to manage.
The 11-year-old Arabian gelding finished the 100-mile ride in fourth place.
Grade horses provide a great pool of genetic variation and generally lack many of the genetic diseases that currently can afflict purebreds.
Cerebellar abiotrophy (CA) might be able to jump the “breed barrier” and affect other types of horses.
An Arabian horse breeding operation announced a stallion is a carrier of cerebellar abiotrophy.
Equine cerebellar abiotrophy is a debilitating neurologic disorder that affects Arabian horses.
The Arabian Horse Registry of America will use DNA testing via hair roots to verify parentage.
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