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This is surprising: older horses, mostly Warmbloods, with neurological disease were found to have lesions most consistent with EDM. Previously, this was thought of as a disease of younger hot-blooded horses. This complicates the diagnosis of ataxia and behavioral changes in older horses as a conclusive antemortem diagnosis remains elusive. DrO Clinical and histopathological features … Read more
Myofibrillar myopathy (MM) is a muscle disease that effects mainly Arabians and Warmbloods. Arabians usually display intermittent tying up while Warmbloods display decreasing performance in middle age warmbloods. Previously a lot of these horses were identified as polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) but recent work identifies this as a different disease with similar symptoms and even … Read more
The effect was not small, with an approximately 20% reduction in glucose and insulin levels using low to moderate doses of bute. The mechanism of action should be investigated, as well as whether even lower doses might be effective. At this dose, it is hard to see bute being used as a long-term treatment of … Read more
The Impact of Excision Interval on Equine Melanoma Progression: Time Matters? Animals (Basel). 2024 Apr 22;14(8):1244. doi: 10.3390/ani14081244. Authors José Pimenta 1 2 3 , Justina Prada 1 2 4 , Isabel Pires 1 2 4 , Mário Cotovio 1 2 4 5 Affiliations 1 CECAV-Veterinary and Animal Research Center, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto … Read more
A retrospective study of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis in barrel racing horses with exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage and asthma in Texas from 2016 to 2018 Res Vet Sci. 2020 Jul 11;132:338-341. Authors Emily A Sundman 1 , Munashe Chigerwe 2 , Laszlo M Hunyadi 3 Affiliations 1 Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery, S Frontage Rd Interstate … Read more
The effects of obesity and insulin dysregulation on mare reproduction, pregnancy, and foal health: a review Front. Vet. Sci., 20 April 2023 Sec. Animal Reproduction – Theriogenology Volume 10 – 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1180622 Isa Hallman1*, Ninja Karikoski2 and Maria Kareskoski1 1Department of Production Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland 2Department … Read more
Behavioral and Physiological Responses of Horses to Ground-based Adaptive Horsemanship Lessons for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) J Equine Vet Sci. 2024 Mar 19:105049. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2024.105049. Online ahead of print. Authors Ellen M Rankins 1 , Kenneth H McKeever 2 , Karyn Malinowski 3 Affiliations 1 Equine Science Center, Department of Animal Sciences, Rutgers, … Read more