This study will identify the mechanisms by which some Rhodococcus equi isolates have become resistant to the antibiotics most commonly used to treat infected foals.

This study will investigate how differences in the metabolic characteristics of muscle and fat tissue contribute to breed variation in insulin sensitivity.

This study will use cellular models to investigate energy metabolism defects in two common forms of equine exertional rhabdomyolysis (tying-up).

This study will investigate the importance of multiple hormones from the hypothalamus, pituitary gland and adrenal gland and their association with severity of disease and mortality in critically ill newborn foals.

This study will evaluate a tissue that normally forms joint cartilage during fetal development for its potential as a cell-based therapy to help repair articular cartilage defects in adult horses.

This study will investigate an oral sugar test's ability to assess insulin response and insulin sensitivity in horses.

This study will investigate the suitability of titanium dioxide for use as a digestibility marker in horses.

This study will investigate the development of improved allergen specific immunotherapy for the treatment of allergic diseases of horses.

This study will investigate whether a dynamic feeding system that requires free movement during feeding can be used to promote weight loss and reduce metabolic disease in horses.

This study tests the ability of a new genomic technology to identify new viruses in cats and allow better genetic characterization of known feline viruses.