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Survival rates and factors associated with survival and laminitis of horses with acute diarrhoea admitted to referral institutions Equine Vet J. 2023 Dec 11. doi: 10.1111/evj.14032. Online ahead of print. Authors Diego E Gomez 1 , Bettina Dunkel 2 , David L Renaud 3 , Luis G Arroyo 1 , Angelika Schoster 4 5 , … Read more
In the introduction to this article, they state that inhaled ciclesonide has been found to be an effective treatment of equine asthma. Somehow, I missed that. Going to PubMed sure enough I found to recent studies supporting it’s use. Of note is that the ciclesonide seems to have less of the downsides of dex use. … Read more
Once a commercial source of lyophilized equine colostrum becomes available, managing the colostrum-deprived newborn may have just got a lot easier. DrO Characterization of lyophilized equine colostrum J Equine Vet Sci. 2023 Nov 29:104975. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2023.104975. Online ahead of print. Authors Thatyane Carla de-Lima 1 , Gilvannya Gonçalves de-Sobral 2 , Alana Emilia Soares de-França … Read more
A great study on the effectiveness of chromium propionate and metabolic syndrome. It is helpful at some doses. However being a type 2 diabetic myself, a form of metabolic syndrome, I was taking this back a decade ago, the effects were equivocal, but more importantly there were many questions that should be answered before it’s … Read more
An important study that looks at the relation of equine respiratory viruses and equine asthma, also known as recurrent airway disease or when advanced chronic obstructive airway disease. Though several of the surveyed viruses were common, the findings did not support a strong relationship to clinical signs or decreased performance. DrO Equine respiratory viruses, airway … Read more
No surprise here. Riding your horse makes you feel better! DrO Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jun 10;17(11). Nature Relatedness of Recreational Horseback Riders and Its Association with Mood and Wellbeing. Schwarzmüller-Erber G1,2, Stummer H3,4, Maier M1, Kundi M5. Author information: 1. Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, Center for Public Health, … Read more
Laterally applied single bone plate option for fixation of complete diaphyseal fracture of a third metatarsal bone in a circus work pony Open Vet J. Oct-Dec 2021;11(4):645-650. Epub 2021 Nov 14. Authors Isabel R Dias 1 2 3 , Luís M Maia 4 , Miguel Quaresma 2 4 , Mário Cotovio 1 2 , Filipe … Read more
I try to find new research that gives you the member information you can use to benefit your horse. I am not sure how this information is usable at this time but is very interesting in understanding why some horses, particularly older horses, might develop tendonitis. DrO Intra-Fascicular Chondroid-like Bodies in the Ageing Equine Superficial … Read more
Feeding and Management of Horses with and without Free Faecal Liquid: A Case–Control Study Animals (Basel). 2021 Sep; 11(9): 2552. Published online 2021 Aug 30. doi: 10.3390/ani11092552 PMCID: PMC8465618 PMID: 34573518 Katrin M. Lindroth,1,* Jan-Erik Lindberg,1 Astrid Johansen,2 and Cecilia E. Müller1 Annette Zeyner, Academic Editor, Emanuela Valle, Academic Editor, and Domenico Bergero, Academic Editor … Read more
We all know that as animals age fertility goes down. In this study one of the reasons in mares is elucidated. It was found that the older mare’s eggs were not as metabolically active as younger mare’s eggs resulting in a significant decline in developing into a blastocyte when fertilized. DrO Equine maternal aging affects … Read more