Reproduction Facility Opens at UK Maine Chance Equine Campus
The grand opening celebration for the University of Kentucky’s Equine Reproduction Facilities was held Feb. 2.
News and issues for equine health professionals
The grand opening celebration for the University of Kentucky’s Equine Reproduction Facilities was held Feb. 2.

Horse owners should be prepared to make decisions about managing serious colic without the option of referral.
The panel’s report identified future research priorities for the study of equine colic.
Researchers reported success with inducing ovulation in winter anestrous mares via a new hormone therapy.

Researchers recently finished sequencing the genome of an 18-year-old Quarter Horse mare called Sugar.
Further investigations are needed to better understand disease transmission, treatment, and prevention.
The Equine Foundation of Canada (EFC) donated funds for the purchase of advanced scientific equipment.

Buscopan has been accepted as effective treatment for simple choke in other countries for 40 years.
Pier owners have abandoned the plan to bring horse diving back to Atlantic City, N.J.
A wrap-up of the most important, interesting, or applicable studies to equine medicine from Dr. Steve Reed.
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute has shut down its hyperbaric oxygen chamber “until further notice.”
The horse, a 6-year-old Thoroughbred gelding, was owned by Jacqueline Mars and ridden by Lauren Kieffer.

The time required to train a stallion to use a dummy mount can range from few days to several weeks.

Electroacupuncture-treated horses exhibited a significantly deeper depth of anesthesia compared to controls.

Researchers recently found that nearly half (49.5%) of horses with limb casts experience complications.

Age, breed, previous experience with air travel, and location in the cargo area can impact body temperature.
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