Researchers will partner with hoof care providers, veterinarians and owners to evaluate the feasibility of using video technology to monitor horse gait changes.
Researchers will use behavioral tests and stress hormone analysis to assess a horse’s impulsivity and coping abilities in stressful situations that may lead to mental and physical health issues, poor welfare and/or problematic behaviors.
Researchers will study if the addition of the drug cyproheptadine improves clinical signs and blood parameters in horses receiving the standard-of-care treatment for pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (Cushing’s Disease).
Strangles is a highly contagious disease of the upper respiratory tract of horses, caused by the bacterium Streptococcus equi subspecies equi (SEE), and one of the most frequently diagnosed infectious...
Sepsis, the body’s overactive response to infection, is a common cause of foal illness and death. Septic foals show signs of body system collapse, leading to severe pain, prolonged treatment...
Despite tremendous research efforts, gastrointestinal (GI) diseases remain a common and top cause of death in horses, second only to advanced age. In many cases, GI diseases are not diagnosed...