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Plasma Citrulline Levels in Horses at Risk of Acute Laminitis [PDF]
Laminitis is a painful and irreversible disease in horses in which the soft tissue structures of the foot, called the laminae (connecting the coffin bone to the hoof wall), lose blood flow and deteriorate.
Jackson, Amy Lynn
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Review of published research on primary dysautonomia of domestic animals
Abstract An article published in 1992 by Marion M. Pollin and I.R. Griffiths reviewed the topic of primary dysautonomias of the autonomic nervous system of unidentified origin in multiple domestic species, specifically cats, dogs and horses. Thirty‐one years later, we appear no closer to identifying the causal agents of these strikingly similar ...
Tanith Harte +3 more
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Relationships of Body Condition, Blood Glucose and Insulin Concentration of Grazing Horses [PDF]
A recent study has reported that blood glucose levels and founder in horses consuming forage/concentrate mixed diets are positively correlated (Pass et al., 1998). Other studies have reported body fat and insulin resistance are also positively correlated
Montfort, Ashley
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A two-year participatory intervention project with owners to reduce lameness and limb abnormalities in working horses in Jaipur, India [PDF]
Participatory methods are increasingly used in international human development, but scientific evaluation of their efficacy versus a control group is rare. Working horses support families in impoverished communities.
A Tsutsumi +30 more
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Background Laminitis is often associated with endocrinopathies that cause hyperinsulinemia and is also induced experimentally by hyperinsulinemia, suggesting that insulin initiates laminitis pathogenesis.
Lynne Cassimeris +2 more
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Progestagens Monitoring in 147 Mares in Order to Induce Foaling With Oxytocin
Parturition was induced when the progestagens concentration fell of about 50% within 24 to 48 h. Induction was performed at 9 p.m. in 93 mares that followed the rule of the drop of progestagens, by a single IM oxytocin injection from 10 to 50 UI according to the weight of the mare (120 to 900 kg).
Daniel Tainturier +5 more
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The management of equine acute laminitis
Colin F Mitchell, Lee Ann Fugler, Susan C Eades Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA Abstract: Laminitis is an extremely painful condition resulting in damage to the soft tissues ...
Mitchell CF, Fugler LA, Eades SC
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Wrapped forages for horses [PDF]
Wrapped forages, in the form of silage and haylage, have become more common in horse diets during recent years. Silage and haylage is commonly produced in big bales.
Müller, Cecilia
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Clinical bottom lineThere is currently no conclusive evidence to support a causal association between therapeutic systemic corticosteroid administration and the development of laminitis in healthy adult horses/ponies.There is weak evidence of an ...
Cathy McGowan +2 more
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Welfare assessment of racehorses provides a baseline for continued monitoring
Abstract Background Racehorse welfare continues to be a focus of stakeholders both within and outside of the industry, and there is a need for evidence‐based animal welfare data. Objectives To gather data on racehorse welfare through a combination of animal‐based observations and information about management practices, and to ascertain the feasibility ...
Rachel Annan +5 more
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