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Irish Veterinary Journal, 2008 The equine industries in Ireland are vibrant and growing. They are broadly classified into two sectors: Thoroughbred racing, and sports and leisure. This paper describes these sectors in terms of governance, education and training in equine welfare, and ...
Collins J, Hanlon A, More SJ, Duggan V
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IgA in the horse: cloning of equine polymeric Ig receptor and J chain and characterization of recombinant forms of equine IgA [PDF]
, 2010 As in other mammals, immunoglobulin A (IgA) in the horse has a key role in immune defense. To better dissect equine IgA function, we isolated complementary DNA (cDNA) clones for equine J chain and polymeric Ig receptor (pIgR).
Wagner, B. +11 more
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The Challenges of Using Horses for Practical Teaching Purposes in Veterinary Programmes
Animals, 2016 Students enrolled in veterinary degrees often come from an urban background with little previous experience in handling horses and other large animals.
Gabriella Gronqvist +4 more
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Racehorse welfare across a training season
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Racehorse welfare is gaining increasing public attention, however scientific evidence in this area is lacking. In order to develop a better understanding of racehorse welfare, it must be measured and monitored. This is the first study to assess racehorse
Rachel Annan +8 more
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Structure of myelin P2 protein from equine spinal cord [PDF]
, 2005 Equine P2 protein has been isolated from horse spinal cord and its structure determined to 2.1 Å. Since equine myelin is a viable alternative to bovine tissue for large-scale preparations, characterization of the proteins from equine spinal cord ...
Riboldi-Tunnicliffe, A. +11 more
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Animal, 2017 Determining welfare status in a population is the first step in efforts to improve welfare. The primary objective of this study was to explore a new epidemiological approach for analysis of data from official competent authorities that pertain to ...
P.L. Hitchens +4 more
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The relationship between working horse welfare state and their owners’ empathy level and perception of equine pain [PDF]
, 2018 An understanding of the factors influencing the human-animal relationship is relevant in the development of welfare interventions for working equids. However, the link between the psychological attributes of animal owners, such as empathy level and pain ...
RA Vásquez +7 more
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Revista Ciencias Veterinariasn el Parque Nacional Chirripó, en Costa Rica, se utilizan los caballos de trabajo para el acarreo de materiales y equipaje al albergue de Base Crestones que se ubica a 14 km de la entrada del parque.
Ramón Batalla-Zeledón +2 more
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Owners’ Knowledge and Approaches to Colic in Working Equids in Honduras
Animals, 2021 In Honduras, many families are reliant on working equids in their daily life. The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge about, and approaches to colic used by owners of working equids in Choluteca, Honduras using a phenomenological approach.
Isabella Wild +6 more
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Animals, 2021 In recent years, there has been a growing interest in and need for a comprehensive ethogram of discomfort behavior of horses, particularly for use in recognizing physical discomfort in domestically managed horses.
Catherine Torcivia, Sue McDonnell
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