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Evolution, systematics and phylogeography of pleistocene horses in the new world: a molecular perspective [PDF]
The rich fossil record of horses has made them a classic example of evolutionary processes. However, while the overall picture of equid evolution is well known, the details are surprisingly poorly understood, especially for the later Pliocene and ...
Weinstock, J. +80 more
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Managing horses in groups to improve horse welfare and human safety [PDF]
The aim of this thesis was to investigate whether specific anecdotal concerns related to keeping horses in groups are supported by science and, if so, provide scientifically based recommendations that could be implemented in practice.
Hartmann, Elke
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Background Modern imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have the advantage of producing images without superimposition.
Christin Schoppe +4 more
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Horsing Around—A Dataset Comprising Horse Movement [PDF]
Movement data were collected at a riding stable over seven days. The dataset comprises data from 18 individual horses and ponies with 1.2 million 2-s data samples, of which 93,303 samples have been tagged with labels (labeled data). Data from 11 subjects were labeled. The data from six subjects and six activities were labeled more extensively.
Jacob W. Kamminga +3 more
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Orthopaedic health, conformation and longevity in riding horses [PDF]
Soundness and longevity of the riding horse play a central role for animal welfare, sport performance and horse owner economy. Routine registration of health traits in horses is rare. Thus, knowledge of genetic variation in health of horses and long term
Jönsson, Lina
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Background Oral glycemic challenge (GC) tests are recommended for diagnosis of insulin dysregulation (ID). Various protocols are used, but all have limitations in terms of palatability, ease of use, variable composition, geographic availability, or some ...
Tobias Warnken +6 more
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The use of a mirror reduces isolation stress in horses being transported by trailer [PDF]
Horse trailers are a common form of transportation for horses and ponies and often require the animal to travel alone or with a single companion. The current study investigated the effect of transporting horses alone, in company or with an acrylic safety
Kay, R, Rachel Kay, Carol Hall, Hall, CA
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Breeding for durable riding horses using competition statistics [PDF]
The breeding objectives for Swedish Warmblood horses are aiming for producing horses that have a good conformation and are internationally competitive in dressage and show jumping. It also states that the horses should be durable.
Braam, Åsa
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The effects of halothane and isoflurane on cardiovascular function in laterally recumbent horses [PDF]
Background. Experimental studies in adult horses have shown that general anaesthesia maintained with isoflurane is associated with less depression of cardiovascular function compared with halothane anaesthesia.
Henley, W +5 more
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Spontaneous prolongation of the luteal phase has been described in horses, but the underlying causes are still unclear. The present study investigated details of gonadotrophin and progestogen secretion in pregnant mares (n = 11) with or without ...
Carolina T. C. Okada +5 more
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