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November 16, 2022

Mares Eating for Two: What’s New?

Pregnant mares, like some women, have changes in feed preferences and feeding behaviors that may benefit their growing fetuses. Read more
Mare and foal in pasture
November 09, 2022

Blue Light Exposure in Pregnant Mares Safe for Offspring

The foals of mares exposed to blue light were observed for a year to determine if any long-term, detrimental Read more
Mare and foal grazing
November 07, 2022

Predicting Foaling in Mares: Skin Temperature Fluctuations

New research indicates that monitoring changes in skin temperature may help predict foaling when used in conjunction with other Read more
November 02, 2022

Why Horses Are Trapped by Severe Asthma

Neutrophil traps help ward off many types of infections. With asthma, however, they appear to be key players in Read more
Fat horse in field
October 31, 2022

Human Drug Exenatide Holds Promise for Horses with Insulin Dysregulation

Veterinarians are on the lookout for effective therapies to battle insulin dysfunction, and a medication called exenatide shows promise. Read more
October 26, 2022

Broodmare Health: High-Risk Pregnancies Benefit from Early Aspirin Intervention

Researchers revealed that aspirin given during mid and late gestation increased uterine blood flow and appeared safe for the Read more
October 24, 2022

Optimize Your Horse’s Booster Vaccines

To learn how often silent viral shedding occurs at events, researchers collected nasal secretions and stall swabs from horses Read more
Horse rubbing neck on tree
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 Read more
Vet lunging a chestnut horse.
October 12, 2022

Circling Back to Joint Health in Horses

Researchers recently examined whether circular exercise leads to asymmetry of forelimb bones in youing animals. Read more
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. Read more
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