Equinews Nutrition and Health Daily
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.
June 26, 2024
Outcomes for Horses with Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy Differ
Treating horses with EHM is time-consuming, expensive, and has important welfare implications.
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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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.