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Horses are the third major mammalian species, along with humans and swine, long known to be subject to acute upper respiratory disease from influenza A virus infection. The viruses responsible are subtype H7N7, which is believed extinct, and H3N8, which circulates worldwide.
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Equine dysautonomia (ED; also known as equine grass sickness) is a neurological disease of unknown cause, which primarily affects grazing adult horses. The clinical signs reflect degeneration of specific neuronal populations, predominantly within the autonomic and enteric nervous systems, with disease severity and prognosis determined by the extent of ...
McGorum, Bruce C, Pirie, R Scott
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The Role of the Equestrian Professional in Bridle and Bit Fit in the United Kingdom
To ensure the comfort of ridden horses, equipment including bridles and bits should be suitable and fit correctly. Horse owners employ a variety of equestrian professionals with varying degrees of responsibility regarding bridle and bit fit.
Kathryn Nankervis +3 more
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Fertility problems of mares on a well-managed breeding farm with thoroughbred stallions have been ascribed mostly to contamination of the reproductive apparatus of females with pathogens, particularly those of bacterial origin.
T. Benko +7 more
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A case‐control study of atypical guttural pouch empyema in Arabian foals
Background Upper respiratory disease was reported over many seasons in Arabian foals on a single stud farm in the Middle East. Affected foals were noted to have mucopurulent nasal discharge, cough, fever and tachypnea.
Nicole van derVossen +7 more
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Transcriptome profiling of developing testes and spermatogenesis in the Mongolian horse
Background Horse testis development and spermatogenesis are complex physiological processes. Methods To study these processes, three immature and three mature testes were collected from the Mongolian horse, and six libraries were established using high ...
Bei Li +8 more
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Pain Assessment of Horses With Trigeminal‐Mediated Headshaking (TMHS) at Rest Between Episodes
Background While there is agreement that horses experience pain during the actual headshaking attacks, there is still a lack of research about the time between the individual episodes in this species.
Vanessa Franzen +4 more
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Background Trigeminal‐mediated headshaking is a neuropathic facial pain condition in horses. No treatment has been entirely successful. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is used in human medicine as a treatment for various neuropathic ...
Vanessa Franzen +4 more
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Proteome and metabolomic profile of Mongolian horse follicular fluid during follicle development
During follicular development, changes in the composition of the follicular fluid are synchronized with the development of oocytes. Our aim was to screen the key factors affecting oocyte maturation and optimize the in vitro culture protocol by ...
Xinyu Li +11 more
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Validation of a novel clinical tool for monitoring distal limb stiffness
ObjectiveTo validate a novel technique to measure limb stiffness in a clinical setting.AnimalsThree horses and three ponies owned by the Royal Veterinary College.ProceduresLimb stiffness indices for both forelimbs were first derived using the gold ...
Benjamin D. Jacklin +6 more
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