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Quantifying the Impact of Mounted Load Carrying on Equids: A Review

open access: yes, 2021
There are approximately 112 million working equids in developing countries, many of which are associated with brick kilns. Brick kilns and overloading are associated with welfare problems in working equids. Understanding equids’ abilities and influencing
Syed S. U. H. Bukhari   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The potential of three whole blood microRNAs to predict outcome and monitor treatment response in sarcoid-bearing equids. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been proposed as biomarkers for equine sarcoid (ES) disease. In this study, the suitability of three whole blood miRNAs to diagnose ES and to predict and monitor the outcome of therapy was explored.
Gerber, V   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Clinical and biochemical factors associated with survival in equids attacked by dogs: 28 cases (2008‐2016)

open access: yesJournal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2021
Background Trauma from dog attacks has been associated with mortality rates as high as 23% in some species. However, the prognosis and clinical features of this type of injury have not been described in equids.
C. Langdon Fielding   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological Situation of Glanders in the State of Pará, Brazil

open access: yesPathogens, 2023
Glanders is an anthropozoonosis caused by the bacteria Burkholderia mallei, affecting mainly equids. It has been eradicated in North America, Australia, and Western Europe, but continues to occur sporadically in countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East,
Ana Paula Vilhena Beckman Pinho   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Socioeconomic Impact of Diseases on Working Equids in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Critical Review

open access: yes, 2023
Working equids provide a crucial contribution to the livelihoods and food security of communities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Nevertheless, they are a neglected category within animal health policies and interventions of governmental and
Neil E. Anderson   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Frequency of Detection and Prevalence Factors Associated with Common Respiratory Pathogens in Equids with Acute Onset of Fever and/or Respiratory Signs (2008–2021)

open access: yesPathogens, 2022
A voluntary biosurveillance program was established in 2008 in order to determine the shedding frequency and prevalence factors for common respiratory pathogens associated with acute onset of fever and/or respiratory signs in equids from the USA.
Nicola Pusterla   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Not All Who Wander Are Lost”: The Life Transitions and Associated Welfare of Pack Mules Walking the Trails in the Mountainous Gorkha Region, Nepal

open access: yes, 2022
Equids in general experience transient lives where ownership may change multiple times, for working equids this can be more extreme where ownership changes are not only numerous but abrupt, and situations encountered prove difficult, diverse and tough ...
Norris, Stuart L.   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Do equids live longer than grazing bovids?

open access: yes, 2020
A large part of the diversity of longevity and actuarial senescence (i.e., the progressive decline of survival probabilities with age) across vertebrates can be related to body size, phylogeny, and the species’ position on the slow-fast continuum of life
Müller, Dennis W H; https://orcid.org/   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

West Nile Virus in the State of Ceará, Northeast Brazil

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2021
In June 2019, a horse with neurological disorder was diagnosed with West Nile virus (WNV) in Boa Viagem, a municipality in the state of Ceará, northeast Brazil. A multi-institutional task force coordinated by the Brazilian Ministry of Health was deployed
Flávia Löwen Levy Chalhoub   +44 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feral Equids

open access: yes, 2023
Abstract Feral horses (Equus ferus caballus) and burros (E. asinus) in North America, often referred to as free-roaming, free-ranging, or wild horses and burros, are introduced species that are currently increasing in arid and semi-arid rangelands.
Steven L. Petersen   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

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