Diagnosis and management of equine metabolic syndrome
Summary Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) is a prevalent endocrine disorder that increases the risk of hyperinsulinaemia‐associated laminitis (HAL), the most common and clinically significant form of laminitis. The central pathological feature of EMS is insulin dysregulation (ID), which encompasses basal or postprandial hyperinsulinaemia and tissue ...
F. R. Bertin
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Horse Activity Participants' Perceptions About Practices Undertaken at Activity Venues, and Horse Welfare and Wellbeing. [PDF]
Fiedler JM +3 more
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Biomechanical effects of equine training aids: A systematic review
Summary Equine training aids, including auxiliary reins such as draw reins, Pessoa‐type systems and side reins, are widely used during lungeing and ridden exercise to improve posture, back engagement and movement quality. Despite their extensive practical application, the biomechanical effects of these devices remain poorly defined and are often ...
R. F. Siqueira, I. M. Figueiredo
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Horses are worthy of care: Horse sector participants' attitudes towards animal sentience, welfare, and well-being. [PDF]
Fiedler JM +3 more
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Words matter: The prevalence and impact of negative emotive language in the equine industry
Summary Background Evidence from both human and veterinary medicine suggests a link between how patients are described and how they are treated, but the prevalence and consequences of negative emotive language (NEL) in the equine industry have received no systematic attention.
S. A. Catherall‐Ostler +3 more
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Advances in Donkey and Mule Research. [PDF]
Martins-Bessa A, McLean AK.
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Unusual presentation of osteomyelitis of the tuber calcanei in a 16‐month‐old gelding
Summary A 16‐month‐old Morgan gelding was referred for evaluation of a right hindlimb lameness (grade 4/5, AAEP) accompanied by swelling of the right calcaneal region. Clinical signs had been present for approximately 4 weeks prior to referral.
A. M. Arreola +3 more
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Case report: The gastrointestinal nematode Strongylus vulgaris as a cause of hoof abscess in a donkey. [PDF]
Stahel L +4 more
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Summary A 2‐year‐old Arabian filly presented with acute onset grade 4/5 (AAEP) right forelimb lameness and hindlimb ataxia following a collision with another horse and subsequent fall. The right forelimb lameness was associated with marked scapulohumeral joint instability.
O. E. Newman, B. Dunkel, M. Perrier
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Neoplastic and non-neoplastic swellings of the external genitalia in horses and donkeys: clinical, histopathological, and treatment outcomes. [PDF]
El-Shafaey ES +7 more
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