Summary of current knowledge of the size and spatial distribution of the horse population within Great Britain [PDF]
<b>Background</b> Robust demographic information is important to understanding the risk of introduction and spread of exotic diseases as well as the development of effective disease control strategies, but is often based on datasets ...
Tim DH Parkin +19 more
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Equine nutrition: a survey of perceptions and practices of horse owners undertaking a massive open online course in equine nutrition [PDF]
An online survey was designed to ascertain the following information: demographics, current feeding practices, and perceptions and knowledge of equine nutrition, including nutrition-related disorders. Response rate was 34% (6,538 respondents).
Murray, JMD +9 more
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Is there evidence of learned helplessness in horses? [PDF]
Learned helplessness can be defined as a psychological condition whereby individuals learn that they have no control over unpleasant or harmful conditions, that their actions are futile and that they are helpless. In a series of experiments in which dogs
Heleski, Camie +14 more
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Infection with possible novel parapoxvirus in horse, Finland, 2013 [PDF]
A horse in Finland exhibited generalized granulomatous inflammation and severe proliferative dermatitis. After euthanization, we detected poxvirus DNA from a skin lesion sample.
Niina Airas +9 more
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Sheep Movement Networks and the Transmission of Infectious Diseases [PDF]
Background and Methodology: Various approaches have been used to investigate how properties of farm contact networks impact on the transmission of infectious diseases.
Nicholas J. Savill +14 more
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Comparative genome analysis provides insights into the evolution and adaptation of Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi on Aesculus hippocastanum. [PDF]
A recently emerging bleeding canker disease, caused by Pseudomonas syringae pathovar aesculi (Pae), is threatening European horse chestnut in northwest Europe. Very little is known about the origin and biology of this new disease.
Green, S. +67 more
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Inheritance of horse skin diseases
Koža je najveći organ na tijelu koji ima zaštitnu, osjetnu i regulatornu funkciju. Lošom brigom i pod utjecajem raznih čimbenika koža može biti podložna raznim bolestima.
Gaura, Ema
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Transmission and control of African Horse Sickness in The Netherlands: a model analysis.
African horse sickness (AHS) is an equine viral disease that is spread by Culicoides spp. Since the closely related disease bluetongue established itself in The Netherlands in 2006, AHS is considered a potential threat for the Dutch horse population.
Nodelijk Gonnie +6 more
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A cross-sectional study of horse owners’ awareness and perceived risk of exotic diseases in the United Kingdom [PDF]
The international nature of the equine industry provides opportunities for the spread of infectious diseases between countries. While incursions of exotic diseases into the United Kingdom (UK) equine population have been rare, the potential socioeconomic
Slater, J D +3 more
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Stakeholder Information Flow From Horse Entrepreneurs to Customers::Preliminary Study of Prevention of Equine Infectious Diseases [PDF]
This study focuses on emphasizing the instrumental role of stakeholder analysis and the concept of business ecosystem. Specifically, a stakeholder relationship might provide the channel for the particular instrumental targets of a business subset.
Koskinen, Heli I. +5 more
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