UC Davis’ Equine PET Scanner Providing Results
Edited Press Release
November 18, 2016
Veterinarians have begun research, using the scanner in a clinical trial on client-owned horses.
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Veterinarians have begun research, using the scanner in a clinical trial on client-owned horses.
Find out how physics plays an important role in how the horse’s hoof works and adapts to force.
Rib fractures can cause problems even when there’s no history of trauma or obvious signs indicative of a fracture.
Horses that plow, heal, or protect have distinctly different lifestyles than the average riding horse.
Several new studies were published as a free special collection in the Equine Veterinary Journal this month.
Learn how acupuncture is used to supplement conventional therapies and treatments given to equine patients.
Researchers believe the Malva parviflora weed was behind the deaths of four Australian horses.
This could allow improved treatments and management for the disorder, as well as improved welfare for affected horses.
Dr. Kyla Ortved will review the varying types of regenerative medicine and their applications in the equine athlete.
Researchers say studs have better-quality semen when housed next to other stallions before being stabled next to a mare.
The researchers are nearly ready to start analyzing data, but the surveys will remain online for a few more weeks.
A vitamin E deficiency can lead to neurologic problems as well as a retina disorder called pigment retinopathy.
Shane Westman, APF, is a lifelong horseman and has worked as a farrier for 23 years.
Some horses’ navicular bones segmented into two or three parts, which can be detrimental to health and welfare.
Researchers are making steady progress toward understanding catastrophic fractures and, ultimately, how to prevent them.
Learn about applications of therapeutic and regulatory medicine in performance horses. Presented by Jennifer Davis, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVP, associate professor of equine internal medicine/clinical pharmacology at North Carolina State University.
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