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www.theguardian.com
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| | | | | Chris Cook: Senior vets explain why there is no way to save most of the racehorses who suffer a broken leg | |
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www.nationalgeographic.com
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| | | | | Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, is suspending operations after 12 animals died. Why are racehorse deaths so common? | |
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www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu
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| | | | | A recent study by Sarah Shaffer, Dr. Susan Stover and colleagues at the J.D. Wheat Orthopedic Laboratory at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine sought to characterize bone abnormalities that precede proximal sesamoid bone (PSB) fractures and determine if pre-existing abnormalities are associated with these fractures. The group retrospectively studied cases from California Thoroughbred racehorses that died from PSB fractures, and controls that died for other reasons. | |
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hoofcare.blogspot.com
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| | | New research, conducted in collaboration with the SPILLERS® horse feed company in Great Britain shows that even healthy older horses have increased insulin responses, compared to younger horses, in response to a starch-rich or starch- and sugar-rich meal. | ||