
13 Ways to Predict Ovulation in Mares
Horse breeding is only as effective as your ability to predict a mare’s impending ovulation. Here’s how vets do so.
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Horse breeding is only as effective as your ability to predict a mare’s impending ovulation. Here’s how vets do so.

There are countless hoof products and practices—both verifiable and unverifiable—out there that the author says have become more popular due to salesmanship rather than evidence.

Researchers have found success treating some proximal suspensory desmitis cases with autologous conditioned serum (ACS).
Dr. Sophie H. Bogers’ research focuses on using stem cells to treat osteoarthritis in horses.

This artificial skin for horses could help vets manage wounds, burns, and other ailments, the investigators said.
Topics will include lower-limb lameness, ophthalmology, ambulatory practice, and poor performance.

The National Park Service is studying the use of fertility control vaccines to control feral horse populations.

Don’t rely on hearsay when it comes to caring for your horses’ hooves.

Researchers found that horses’ blood differs from humans and dogs when they used thromboelastometry to assess clotting.

Using proper diagnostic technique and good quality radiographs is critical when diagnosing these fractures in foals.

From fly masks and nose nets to antihistamines and supplements, find out which headshaking treatments worked best.

Design vaccination protocols to maximize each horse’s innate and adaptive responses to disease challenges.

Improved diagnostic testing for Lyme disease is leading to more successful treatments. Here’s what you should know.

Dr. David Freeman’s research interests include treatment of diseases that cause colic in horses.

Learn how one veterinarian chooses cases and uses mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to treat horses with joint injuries.

Review the options vets have for looking inside horses’ bodies to see what’s causing a limp, swelling, or pain.
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