Animals are obliged to develop a relationship with the microbes that live on their surfaces.
The enormous and diverse population of microorganisms living on the skin and within the …

Laminitis is one of the most common and frustrating clinical presentations in equine practice.
While the principles of treatment for laminitis have not changed for several decades, there …

Simple Summary Lameness due to musculoskeletal disease is the most common diagnosis
in equine veterinary practice. Many of these orthopaedic disorders are chronic problems, for …

Background The importance of including exercise with dietary modification for the
management of obese equids is not clearly understood. Objectives To evaluate the effect of …

In recent years the welfare of recreational horses has become an increasingly important
issue, as evident by their high representation in welfare investigations around the world …

Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) refers to a cluster of clinical abnormalities including
insulin resistance, generalized obesity, and/or increased adiposity in specific locations …

The aim of this study was to determine whether a decrease in thickness of the sole soft
tissues (SST) beneath the flexor tuberosity of the distal phalanx (ie, the digital cushion and …

The relationships between diet, obesity and insulin dysregulation in equids require further
investigation due to their association with laminitis. This study examined the effect of dietary …

It is a well-known fact that musculoskeletal disease is the principal cause of wastage in the
equine industry. More than 30 years ago, this was demonstrated in epidemiologic research …

Medicinal signaling cells (MSC) exhibit distinct molecular signatures and biological abilities,
depending on the type of tissue they originate from. Recently, we isolated and described a …