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Aspects of Genetics and Disease in the Horse

Journal of Animal Science, 1980
Dead or deformed foals produced by purebred parents represent an economic and emotional loss to the horse breeder. To avoid repeating production of such defective foals, the breeder may seek assistance in identifying the possible environmental or genetic causes for such animals.
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Navicular Disease in the Hindlimbs of the Horse

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1978
SUMMARY Of 124 horses determined to have navicular disease during a 5-year period, 6 had clinical and radiographic signs of the disease in both hindlimbs. These 6 were all castrated males, ranging in age from 3 to 12 years, and were used for work of similar nature: roping, cutting, and pleasure.
H, Valdez, O R, Adams, L C, Peyton
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Myelomonocytic myeloproliferative disease in a horse

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1982
SUMMARY Myelomonocytic myeloproliferative disease in a horse was diagnosed on the basis of hematologic, enzymatic, and histopathologic findings. It was characterized clinically by depression, weight loss, splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, coagulopathy, and bacteremia.
G W, Brumbaugh, K A, Stitzel, J G, Zinkl, B F, Feldman   +3 more
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Cardiac disease in the geriatric horse

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, 2002
Almost all equine cardiac diseases may affect the geriatric horse. This article focuses on those cardiac diseases that are most common in the older horse, including degenerative valve disease, aortocardiac fistula, and congestive heart failure. Other cardiac diseases, such as bacterial endocarditis, pericarditis, and arrhythmias, are seen in all age ...
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Therapeutics of Musculoskeletal Disease in the Horse

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, 1999
Therapeutic medications play a crucial role in the successful therapy of many musculoskeletal diseases that occur in horses. For example, appropriate antibiotic therapy is extremely important in the treatment of diseases caused by infections with microorganisms such as botulism, tetanus, osteomyelitis, and muscle abscesses.
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Counselling for Genetic Diseases of Horses

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Large Animal Practice, 1980
Dead or deformed foals produced by purebred parents represent an economic and emotional loss to the horse breeder. In order to avoid producing such defective foals in the future, the breeder may seek guidance in determining whether their origin is environmental or genetic. Only a few genetic diseases of horses have been rigorously defined.
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A survey of neurological diseases in horses

Australian Veterinary Journal, 1993
SUMMARY: Case records of 450 horses with signs of neurological disease are reviewed. One hundred and nineteen horses with neurological disease due to trauma were examined, of which 60 were due to spinal cord trauma, 47 to brain or cranial nerve trauma and 12 to peripheral nerve trauma.
C M, Tyler, R E, Davis, A P, Begg, D R, Hutchins, D R, Hodgson   +4 more
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A Trojan Horse for Parkinson’s Disease

Science Signaling, 2010
Inhibition of the kinase activity of LRRK2 may be neuroprotective.
Yi, Hu, Youren, Tong
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A degenerative joint disease in the horse

New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 1977
Abstract Extract Osteochondritis dissecans has been reported in most of the domestic species and, in particular, in those breeds within the species where the emphasis has been on selection for large size and rapidmaturity. It is seen most commonly on the epiphysis forming the main weight-bearing joints, the shoulder, elbow, hip, stifle and hock. In the
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Viral Respiratory Disease of the Horse

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, 1991
The diagnosis of any viral respiratory disease relies on laboratory procedures to isolate the virus and demonstrate a significant rise in serum antibody titers. To isolate viruses from the upper respiratory tract, it is imperative that nasopharyngeal swabs are obtained from animals in the early acute stage of illness, i.e., during the pyrexic phase ...
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