Is it PPID or EMS? Diagnosing Equine Endocrine Disease
Dianne McFarlane, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
January 31, 2014
Dr. Dianne McFarlane compares pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction and equine metabolic syndrome.
Dr. Dianne McFarlane compares pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction and equine metabolic syndrome.
The program includes lectures on feeding senior horses, saddle fitting, moon blindness, bandaging, and more.
Find out what your elderly horse needs to stay healthy in his golden years.
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Dr. Amanda Adams shares information about how nutrition can impact the immune responses of geriatric horses.
Dr. Ginger Rich of Rich Equine Nutritional Consulting in Eads, Tenn., discusses feeding practices for horses with ulcers, respiratory disease, laminitis, and more.
Researchers working to identify nutritional intervention regimens to improve immune function in old horses.
More frequent forage feedings for group-housed horses could lead to a balance between feeding and resting.
My old gelding is generally healthy, but lately he developed loose stools. Is there something I’m missing?
More than 10,000 individuals have already signed up to take part in the course on horse nutrition.
A complete feed at recommended levels can provide calories for horses who don’t get enough from forage alone.
Appropriate forage, forage alternatives, and/or concentrates can keep aged horses at a healthy body condition.
Certain feeding strategies can help your horse weather equine Cushing’s disease.
Test for the common endocrine disorders Cushing’s disease and equine metabolic syndrome and treat accordingly.
A reader is concerned about her 24-year-old easy keeper’s weight loss and sudden difficulty keeping weight on.
Kristine Urschel, PhD, discussed factors that regulate equine muscle protein accretion and relevant research.
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