Equinews Nutrition and Health Daily
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July 01, 2024
Infrared Spectroscopy for Detecting Osteoarthritis in Horses
Stepping up their diagnostic game, researchers are using infrared spectroscopy to screen horses for osteoarthritis.
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June 26, 2024
Outcomes for Horses with Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy Differ
Treating horses with EHM is time-consuming, expensive, and has important welfare implications.
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June 24, 2024
Developmental Orthopedic Disease in Foals: An Overview
Ensuring proper energy intake and nutrient balance is the foundation for setting up a young horse for a strong future.
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Feeding a Metabolic Horse: A Close Look at Ration Components
The focus of feeding programs for EMS horses should be to reduce body weight and minimize the insulin response.
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Thoroughbred Racehorses in Hong Kong Require Vitamin D Supplementation to Mitigate the Risk of Low Vitamin D Status
Vitamin D biology in equids is unique and poorly understood. Naturally managed (grazing) horses rely on dietary vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) to provide adequate vitamin D, because endogenous ultraviolet radiation-mediated synthesis of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is ineffective in this species. To test the hypothesis that the management of stabled, nongrazing racehorses is a risk factor for
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![Vet performing a lameness exam flexing the hock.](https://ker.com/wp-content/uploads/Equinews_vet_lameness_exam_hock_stifle_SP_940x416.jpg)
Infrared Spectroscopy for Detecting Osteoarthritis in Horses
Stepping up their diagnostic game, researchers are using infrared spectroscopy to screen horses for osteoarthritis.
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Conference Continues with Roster of Top-Flight Researchers as Speakers
The second day of the 27th Equine Health and Nutrition Conference featured a roster of top-flight researchers as speakers.