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Validity and practical utility of accelerometry for the measurement of in-hand physical activity in horses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Accelerometers are valid, practical and reliable tools for the measurement of habitual physical activity (PA). Quantification of PA in horses is desirable for use in research and clinical settings. The objective of this study was to evaluate
Carnwath, J.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Histopathological hoof laminar changes in horses with Pituitary Pars Intermedia Adenoma: cases report

open access: yesArquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2015
Laminitis in horses is often associated with endocrine disorders, especially the pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) in older animals. Morphologic exams of the laminar tissue of the hoof were performed in two horses with suspected PPID, with no ...
L. M. Laskoski   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A “modified Obel” method for the severity scoring of (endocrinopathic) equine laminitis [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2019
Background Laminitis is a common equine disease characterized by foot pain, and is commonly diagnosed using a five-grade Obel system developed in 1948 using sepsis-related cases.
Alexandra Meier   +11 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Use of the oral sugar test in ponies when performed with or without prior fasting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background It is recommended that the Oral Sugar Test (OST) for insulin dysregulation (ID) is performed after an overnight fast but fasting is impractical in ponies kept solely at pasture.
Bamford   +24 more
core   +2 more sources

Plasma Amino Acid Concentration in Obese Horses with/without Insulin Dysregulation and Laminitis

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
Laminitic horses commonly suffer from an endocrine disease such as equine metabolic syndrome. Hyperinsulinemia is considered a key factor in the pathogenesis of laminitis.
Sabita Diana Stoeckle   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infosura en Equinos [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
La infosura en el caballo es una enfermedad que constituye una urgencia clínica de carácter grave, donde un alto porcentaje de los ejemplares que la cursan deben ser sometidos a eutanasia como producto de alteraciones tróficas inducidas por la patología,
García Liñeiro, Alberto   +1 more
core   +3 more sources

Strange Laminates

open access: yesMathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, 2012
Laminates made of composite anisotropic layers have a large varieties of different possible elastic responses. Still remaining in the classical field of linear elasticity, it is possible to obtain, with laminates, elastic behaviors that are very strange and completely unusual not only for classical materials, like metallic alloys, but also for the same
openaire   +3 more sources

Preliminary investigation of equine veterinary hospital staff attitudes towards pain assessment in a single centre

open access: yesVeterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Despite the availability of several equine pain assessment tools, their use in equine veterinary practice appears limited compared to small animal practice. This study explores potential barriers to equine pain assessment, as reported by staff at a single UK equine teaching hospital.
Olivia Curry   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

is equine disease comparable to what we know in humans? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This review summarizes similarities and differences between the metabolic syndromes in humans and equines, concerning the anatomy, symptoms, and pathophysiological mechanisms.
Barton, Ann Kristin   +3 more
core   +1 more source

An update on equine laminitis

open access: yesCiência Rural, 2016
: Laminitis is a severe podal affection, which pathophysiology remains partially renowned. Ischemic, enzymatic, metabolic and inflammatory mechanisms are connected to the development of laminar lesions.
Luciane Maria Laskoski   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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