Diseases
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October 19, 2022
Itching to Understand: Horses and Insect Bite Hypersensitivity
In an effort to identify a novel, effective treatment, researchers recently looked at the role of skin cells in
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October 10, 2022
Glandular Gastric Ulcers: Getting to the Root of Management
Research suggests that licorice has anti-ulcer properties, and donkeys offered licorice had reduced severity of bute-induced gastric ulcers.
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September 19, 2022
Potential Drug for Insulin Dysregulation Fails in Horses
Given the health consequences of insulin dysregulation in horses, researchers hoped one drug would be as beneficial to horses
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September 07, 2022
Osteochondritis Dissecans in Horses: Frequency in Lusitanos
Researchers set out to assess the prevalence of osteochondritis dissecans in Lusitano horses.
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August 17, 2022
Quelling Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea with Fecal Transplants
Researchers investigate new ways to reduce diarrhea associated with antibiotic use, including the use of fecal transplants.
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August 10, 2022
What Horse Owners Know About EMS
According to a recently published survey, many horse owners feel they know very little about equine metabolic syndrome or
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August 08, 2022
Drooling to Find Biomarkers of EGUS in Horse Saliva
Researchers used biomarkers in saliva to determine if they could predict the presence of gastric ulcers in horses.
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July 13, 2022
Seeking Sweet Success: Using the Oral Sugar Test for Insulin Dysregulation in Horses
Researchers performed a study to pinpoint the most reliable oral sugar test protocol for diagnosing insulin dysregulation.
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July 11, 2022
Equine Glandular Gastric Disease: Diagnosing Difficulties
Experts recently discovered that diagnosing EGGD accurately using gastroscopy and current guidelines may not be as reliable as once
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June 22, 2022
MRI of the Equine Pituitary Gland: What is Normal?
In the future, MRI might play a vital role in definitively diagnosing PPID, but some basic background work must