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Repeated nasopharyngeal lavage predicts freedom from silent carriage of Streptococcus equi after a strangles outbreak

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2022
Background The value of repeated nasopharyngeal lavage (NPL) to detect silent carriers of Streptococcus equi has not been investigated. Hypothesis/Objectives Determine if results of serial testing for S.
John Pringle, Anna Aspán, Miia Riihimäki   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Old farm animal breeds are of socio-cultural value [PDF]

, 2010
The Finnish research group identified six different value categories that describe the importance of native breeds for animal owners, different stakeholders and for society in general.
Kantanen, Juha
core  

Whole genome sequence and analysis of the Marwari horse breed and its genetic origin [PDF]

, 2014
Background: The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of the earliest domesticated species and has played an important role in the development of human societies over the past 5,000 years.
Bhak, Jong Hwa, Cho, Yun Sung, Edwards, Jeremy S., Gadhvi, Priyvrat, Han, Kyudong, Hu, Haejin, Jho, Sungwoong, Jun, JeHoon, Kim, Hak-Min, Lim, Jeongheui, Manica, Andrea, Paek, Woon Kee, Park, Kyung Mi   +12 more
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IQ, personality and the payday effect in horse race betting

Economica, EarlyView.
We investigate increases in betting activity, on both the extensive and intensive margins, in response to predictable changes in financial resources. We examine the extent to which income, cognitive ability, and the personality traits conscientiousness and extraversion predict these choices.
Tuomo Kainulainen, David Forrest, Niko Suhonen, Jani Saastamoinen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Limbal cystotomy by fine needle aspiration of a translucent iris cyst in a horse

Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary A 4‐year‐old Cremello crossbred mare was referred to the Equine Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Utrecht University for a translucent iris cyst from the dorsal pupillary margin corpora nigra in the right eye. Although noninvasive diode laser treatment is the preferred method of pigmented cyst ablation, two attempts did not result in disruption ...
A. L. Hendrikx, S. Veraa, J. P. A. M. van Loon, H. Hermans, I. J. M. Slenter, E. M. S. Visser   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of a 3D‐printed custom‐designed tracheostomy tube to stabilise a permanent tracheostoma in a 25‐year‐old Icelandic mare

Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary A 25‐year‐old Icelandic mare diagnosed with bilateral temporohyoid‐osteoarthropathy, moderate pharyngeal instability and bilateral laryngeal paralysis was presented because of intermittent stridor and dyspnoea worsening during exercise. As a previous ceratohyoidectomy had not improved these symptoms substantially, a permanent tracheostomy was ...
D. C. Debald, J. P. Schramel, E. Haltmayer, N. M. Biermann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficiency of Semen Cryopreservation in Stallions

Animals, 2020
Differences in the cryotolerance of spermatozoa exist among stallions, but it remains to be determined to what extent such differences are affected by breed.
Jörg Aurich, Juliane Kuhl, Alexander Tichy, Christine Aurich   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Obesity and pony breed are associated with plasma L‐lactate in horses with acute gastrointestinal disease

Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary Background Plasma L‐lactate (lactate) is widely used as a prognostic marker in horses with acute gastrointestinal disease (colic), but association with obesity is unclear. In humans, plasma lactate is correlated with obesity and insulin resistance. Objectives This study aims to evaluate the association of obesity (body condition score ≥7/9) and
A. L. Tillisch, C. Frørup, M. B. Petersen, S. Jacobsen, T. H. Pihl   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploration of Motivational Differences in German and Icelandic Equestrians

International Journal of Equine Science
Little is known about how institutionalized structures in Germany and agrarian traditions in Iceland influence riders’ motivational profiles and shape participation norms.
Kathrin Schütz, Clievins Selva, Marie Hollstein   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physiological response to a breed evaluation field test in Icelandic horses

Animal, 2014
This study examined the response in terms of heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), haematocrit (Htc), rectal temperature (RT), and some plasma variables in Icelandic horses of different sexes and ages performing the riding assessment in a breed ...
G.J. Stefánsdóttir, S. Ragnarsson, V. Gunnarsson, A. Jansson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source