Genetic Testing Options Expanded for APHA Horses in 2012
Edited Press Release
January 1, 2012
Testing options include a comprehensive coat color package and a comprehensive disease diagnostic package.
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Testing options include a comprehensive coat color package and a comprehensive disease diagnostic package.
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Technological advances such as MRI have given veterinarians a closer look at navicular syndrome.
Miss. State was recognized for registering at least one AQHA foal for 50 years combined.
The summit will offer 68 hours of hoof care education focused around the theme “Zeroing in on Soundness.”
Most welfare problems–which arise if “freedoms” are denied–are directly due to human behavior problems.
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Topics discussed included induction of ovulation, estrus behavior, and suppression in the performance horse.
On Jan. 2, the New Bolton Center will present “Bone Scans: Nuclear Scintigraphy and Your Horse.”
Researchers are helping horse farms control and detect equine proliferative enteropathy (EPE).
Attendees discussed the horse’s overall work program, assessment, conditioning strategies, and more.
One veterinarian says designing a specific strategy that addresses all the needs of an affected foot is key.
Equine welfare was one of the themes of the 12th Congress, held Nov. 2-5, 2011, in Hyderabad, India.
“(Spielberg) told us from the beginning that the horse always has to be happy,” one production member said.
Get in-depth education and hands-on experience in the reproductive management of stallions, mares, and foals.
Go back to basics to understand what ataxia is and how to diagnose the cause for ataxia in affected horses.
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