Equine Science Update
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Cloned Przewalski’s horse learning the language of wild horses

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  Kurt, the world's first cloned Przewalski's horse (L) and Holly (R) at San Diego Zoo  Safari Park (c) Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo Wild...
Monday, October 17, 2022

Do younger parents breed faster racehorses?

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  Recent research shows that increasing parental age at conception has a detrimental effect on race speed.   When a split-second can separat...
Friday, October 14, 2022

Can you help with a senior horse survey?

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 If your horse or pony is 15 years or over, the team at the SPILLERS feed company is urging you to spare five minutes to participate in thei...
Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Free nutrition webinars

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For   a   second year, MARS EQUESTRIAN™   are sponsoring   a series of virtual educational webinars covering nutrition research, nutritional...
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Assessing welfare of horses owned by travellers and gypsies

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The welfare of Traveller and Gypsy owned horses in UK and Ireland may be better than is sometimes thought, according to a recent study.   It...
Sunday, September 25, 2022

Identifying pain behaviours in ridden horses

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(c) Anke Van Wake. Dreamstime.com “Bad” horse behaviour, frequently labelled as “resistant”, “lazy”, or even “explosive”, can be an indicato...
Saturday, September 24, 2022

Tracking donkey domestication

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(c) Demidoff. Dreamstime.com For thousands of years donkeys have played an important part in human progress. They have   supplied   power fo...
Friday, September 23, 2022

Does exercising foals reduce risk of later fracture?

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(c) Rookie72 Dreamstime.com   Can putting foals on a controlled exercise program reduce the risk of fractures later in life? Researchers at ...
Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Long term horse-owner relationship helps horses cope with change

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(c) Photojogtom Dreamstime.com A new study shows that horses can be more reluctant in new situations if they have multiple riders or  have h...
Saturday, August 27, 2022

New test for Lyme disease in horses

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©   Turtleman   |   Dreamstime.com A new DNA test developed at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School helped confirm a diagnosis of Lyme disease ...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

North American horse owners sought for biosecurity study

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Even with vaccination and modern medicines, biosecurity plays a crucial role in preventing the spread of infectious disease.   The Equine Di...
Monday, August 15, 2022

How well do horses hear electric cars?

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38426137(c) Virgonira Dreamstime.com Electric cars are becoming more common. They make less noise than vehicles with petrol or diesel engine...
Sunday, August 14, 2022

Use of tools by horses

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(c) Krueger et al It used to be thought that using tools was one of the things that set us apart from the animal kingdom.   However, it is n...
Saturday, August 06, 2022

Possible blood marker for lymphoma?

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  Thymidine kinase 1 (TK1) could prove to be a useful biomarker to identify horses with lymphoma, according to recent research.   Lymphoma i...
Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Morris Animal Foundation invites funding requests

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 Morris Animal Foundation, one of the largest non-profit animal health research organizations in the world, is now inviting requests for fu...
Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Easing intramuscular injections

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(c) Hvat10       Dreamstime.com Applying topical anaesthetic to the skin a couple of minutes before vaccinating horses can reduce signs of d...
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