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What Are the Perceived Barriers to Avoiding Negative and Promoting Positive Equine Mental States for United Kingdom (UK) Horse Owners?

open access: yesInternational Journal of Equine Science
Understanding barriers that United Kingdom (UK) horse owners face in optimizing welfare-friendly management choices is key to providing a good life for horses.
Kerry Hogg   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A common theme in interaction of bacterial immunoglobulin-binding proteins with immunoglobulins illustrated in the equine system [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The M protein of Streptococcus equi subsp. equi known as fibrinogen-binding protein (FgBP) is a cell wall-associated protein with antiphagocytic activity that binds IgG. Recombinant versions of the seven equine IgG subclasses were used to investigate the
Peter Owen   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Tracheal wash culture is not associated with bronchial infection, remodelling or inflammation in horses with asthma

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Antimicrobials are commonly prescribed for the treatment of equine asthma, despite limited evidence supporting their use. Tracheal wash (TW) bacterial culture results are known to influence antimicrobial prescription decisions. Objectives To determine whether a positive TW bacterial culture in horses with asthma is associated with ...
Laurence Leduc   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Is Understood About the Welfare of Horses Working in Australian Cattle Feedlots: An Introductory Survey

open access: yesInternational Journal of Equine Science
Ridden horses are commonly used to manage cattle in feedlots in a range of countries, including Australia. While there is public concern about the welfare of cattle in feedlots, research into feedlot working horses and their welfare is lacking to date ...
Karly Liffen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

How horses perceive their world—What can practitioners share with their clients to enhance safety and welfare?

open access: yes
This chapter explores equine sensory modalities, highlighting the distinct perceptual abilities of horses. As with humans, vision, hearing, olfaction, taste, and touch comprise the equine sensory apparatus and impact responses to the environment. However,
Vilain Rörvang, Maria,   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Review of articular cartilage repair techniques and their application in the horse

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Articular cartilage lesions represent a significant career‐limiting problem in athletic horses. A healthy articular cartilage surface is vital for optimal joint function, and defects can result in irreversible degenerative changes. Successful treatment of cartilage lesions remains a long‐standing challenge for orthopaedic surgeons, prompting ...
Charlotte K. Barton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consultation of non-veterinary equine therapists by German horse owners and potential animal welfare implications

open access: yesAnimal Welfare
Complementary and alternative veterinary medicine (CAVM) is becoming increasingly popular in equine medicine. While specific CAVM methods may have beneficial effects for certain indications, the scientific evidence for many other methods remains limited ...
Eva Raimann   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exercising electrocardiograms from Thoroughbred racehorses with exercise associated sudden death

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Exercise associated sudden death (EASD), defined as a fatal collapse in a closely monitored and previously presumed clinically healthy horse that occurs during exercise or within approximately 1 h after exercise, is disproportionately more common in equine than in human athletes.
Cristobal Navas de Solis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equine Genomics

open access: yes, 2013
Analysis of the equine genome began just over a decade ago, culminating in the recent complete sequencing of the horse genome. The availability of the equine whole genome sequence represents the successful completion of an important era of equine genome ...
Chowdhary, Bhanu P.
core  

Proteomic signatures of equine dental tooth tissues in ageing and disease

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Ageing and dental disease in horses lead to structural and functional deterioration of dental tissues, yet their molecular signatures remain poorly characterised. Understanding how these processes alter the protein composition of enamel, dentin, cementum and pulp is essential for improving equine oral health and identifying ...
Anders Jensen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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