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Mar 14, 20231 min read

High GGT Level In Your Performance Horse And Significance

Increases in serum GGT activity are primarily indicative of cholestatic liver disease but may result from colonic displacement or the...

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Hyaluronic Acid For Horses- What To Know...

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Mar 11, 20231 min read

Hyaluronic Acid For Horses- What To Know...

Hyaluronic acid is an essential component of synovial fluid and also of articular cartilage, which is used as an intra-articular...

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Gastric Ulceration: Risk Factors For Development In The Equine

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Mar 10, 20231 min read

Gastric Ulceration: Risk Factors For Development In The Equine

Gastric ulceration is a multifactorial disease, and few specific causes have been identified in horses. Although Helicobacter pylori has...

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Tying Up Or Azoturia: Causes-Signs-Treatment-Prevention Why Lasix Could Be Life-Saving?

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Feb 25, 20233 min read

Tying Up Or Azoturia: Causes-Signs-Treatment-Prevention Why Lasix Could Be Life-Saving?

The more popular name of the condition is 'Monday Morning Disease.' Most commonly it occurs when the horse is left in the stall for one...

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Clinically Proven Product To Speed Up The Healing Process

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Feb 23, 20232 min read

Clinically Proven Product To Speed Up The Healing Process

Thymosin Beta-4 (TB-500) plays an essential role in different stages of wound healing. It does so by first fighting off pathogens that...

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A Clinically Proven Treatment For Allergies And Small Airway Disease In Performance Horses

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Feb 22, 20231 min read

A Clinically Proven Treatment For Allergies And Small Airway Disease In Performance Horses

Horses improved clinically when this drug was given by nebulization in the following clinical study. Of 10 Standardbreds and 2...

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Feb 19, 20232 min read

Ringworm: What should you do?

Ringworm (Microsporum trichophyton) is probably the most commonly seen of the skin condition caused by fungal infections. It affects both...

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ATP - Critical In Energizing The Performance Horse

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Feb 7, 20232 min read

ATP - Critical In Energizing The Performance Horse

A horse’s performance is dependent on several factors, including health, nutrition, and fitness. Energy is defined as the capacity to do...

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Feb 2, 20232 min read

Windpuffs In The Performance Horse

There are many terms used to describe the actual sheath or pouch containing synovial fluid and surrounding the flexor tendons at the...

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Are You Relying On The Wrong Lab Tests To Determine Iron Deficiency In Your Performance Horse?

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Jan 31, 20233 min read

Are You Relying On The Wrong Lab Tests To Determine Iron Deficiency In Your Performance Horse?

When iron deficiency is missed by relying on wrong lab tests, there is a high probability of the animal permanently reducing its capacity...

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Jan 25, 20232 min read

Significance of Blood Work In the Horse

Any animal with a rather nondescript problem should have its blood checked. Analysis of a blood sample can yield a tremendous amount of...

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Muscle Pain of the Back in Performance Horses

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Jan 24, 20231 min read

Muscle Pain of the Back in Performance Horses

Muscle pain in the hindquarters of the horse is very common. Picture the horse's back as a receiver. Whenever the horse is feeling pain...

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Horse Ulcers: Colonic (Hindgut) or Gastric?

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Jan 20, 20234 min read

Horse Ulcers: Colonic (Hindgut) or Gastric?

Colonic ulcers are different than gastric ulcers, and 45% of nonperformance and 63% of performance horses have them. Most of us know...

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Nov 28, 20221 min read

Poor Eater - Think Ulcers

The majority of performance horses have gastric ulcers. There are many reasons for this. Let’s begin with the fact that horses are...

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