Research

Equine Skeletal Problems

American Natural Equine, issue nine

After twenty - plus years of veterinarian practice Dr Beebe became concerned with the significant increase in problems associated with the equine skeletal system. After categorizing radiographs over a fifteen - year period he began seeing...

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Equine Degenerative Joint Disease

American Natural Equine, issue eight

Equine degenerative joint disease and its associated lameness are among the most common conditions diagnosed in performance and elderly horses. The development of inflammatory joint disease can involve several different factors, all of which are variable. While one single traumatic event can bring about an acute form of the disease, most horses develop...

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Diagnosis And Treatment Of Osteochondritis Dissecans

C. Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, DSc, FRCVS, Diplomate ACVS
Professor and Director, Orthopaedic Research Center, Colorado State University

This condition affects the articular (joint) cartilage, and often also involves the subchondral bone just beneath the cartilage surface. Generally a dissecting lesion develops that involves cartilage, or cartilage and bone...

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Feeding the 21st Century Horse: How can breakdowns be prevented through nutrition?

By Darlene Ricker
Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008 - horsecity.com

With all eyes on the upcoming Preakness Stakes, the racing industry is holding its breath in hopes another Eight Belles tragedy won't happen then-or ever again. The horse health industry, meanwhile, is doing more than hoping. It has stepped up ongoing efforts in a nutritional approach to preventing breakdowns, a problem that plagues virtually all equestrian sports, from racing to show jumping...

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