Day: October 4, 2011

Are Stabled Horses at Increased Risk for Developing Colic?

According to the results of a recent study performed by a group of British researchers, stall-kept horses experience decreased intestinal motility (or movement of digesta) as compared to pasture-kept horses. Read More

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Scientists develop Rhodococcus equi vaccine for foals

Rhodococcus equibacteria can cause a lethal form of equine pneumonia in foals.

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Scientists study high altitude sickness in cattle

Grazing in the mountains brings a risk of bovine high altitude disease, a potentially fatal illness that costs the beef industry some $60 million a year.

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