Health

May 05, 2011
Genetics of Swayback Investigated in Saddlebred Horses
Research at the has uncovered a genetic marker on chromosome 20 that is significantly associated with swayback.

May 05, 2011
Cutting-Edge Reproductive Techniques for Horses
Techniques continue to be developed to aid equine reproduction.

May 03, 2011
Chronic Respiratory Disease and Electroacupuncture in Horses
Studies conducted at Florida State University indicated that this technique has anti-inflammatory effects in horses and therefore might be

May 02, 2011
Equine Pasture Planning
So, what's to plan about a pasture? You fence in some land and add water and horses, right? That

April 29, 2011
Monitoring Equine Parasites Via Fecal Egg Per Gram Counts
Fecal egg per gram counts are valuable to actually determine the number of worm eggs in a horse's manure.

April 28, 2011
No Gall Bladder for Horses? No Problem!
Despite the absence of a gall bladder, horses have no problems digesting a moderate amount of fat.

April 27, 2011
Anemia in Horses
Anemia is a condition in which the blood is deficient in red cells, hemoglobin, or total volume. Signs of

April 26, 2011
Diagnosis of Equine Heart Disease
Veterinarians might gain insight into diagnoses by considering cTnI levels, and could also monitor changes in the level as

April 26, 2011
Laminitis and Gene Expression in Horses
Gene expression between control and trial groups was analyzed, and results showed that 155 genes were upregulated and no

April 21, 2011
Arabian Horse Mutation Linked to Cerebellar Abiotrophy
A genetic mutation discovered at the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at UC-Davis is the cause of cerebellar abiotrophy, an untreatable