Equine Science Update
Sunday, November 27, 2022

Common drug could increase risk of sudden death in racehorses

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(c) Donald Blais Dreamstime.com A drug that has been widely used in Thoroughbred racehorses in North America could increase the risk of sudd...
Saturday, November 26, 2022

Eye worm infection in Europe

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(c) Anjajuli Dreamstime.com Eye worm infection (Thelaziosis) may be a neglected disease in Europe, according to a recent report .     Thelaz...
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Friday, November 25, 2022

Horses Inside Out annual conference - Call for posters

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  There’s still time to submit posters for presentation at the 2023 Horses Inside Out Conference. Posters, relating to the theme “Upwards an...
Thursday, November 24, 2022

Funding available for PPID research

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  Morris Animal Foundation is now accepting proposals for studies focused on all domesticated equid health topics, with a special interest i...
Sunday, November 20, 2022

Immune response to single housing

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(c) Abby Khoriaty Dreamstime.com Horses moved from group housing to individual stabling showed stress-related changes, recent research has f...
Saturday, November 19, 2022

UK senior horses survey findings

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Owners and carers of senior horses and ponies responded in their thousands to a survey, organised by feed company Spillers.     More than 12...
Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Atypical myopathy and acorn poisoning warning

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 Horse owners are reminded of the seasonal risks of grazing around oak and sycamore trees. Ingestion of sycamore seeds or acorns can cause r...
Monday, October 24, 2022

Could stem cells be used to treat equine asthma?

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(c) Callipso88 Dreamstime.com Equine asthma is a common respiratory disease of horses, brought on by repeated exposure to dust and moulds. A...
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 ...
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