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August 15th 2023
While it’s not always possible to expunge allergens from a horse’s domain, we can rein in runaway immune responses to environmental triggers. Careful testing and targeted therapy may bring comfort to pruritic horses suffering from atopic dermatitis.
Reproductive stimulation, acupuncture helps troubled mares conceive and carry full term
February 1st 2005Acupuncture treatment in mares and stallions seems to provide benefit as a therapy to treat reproductive disorders dependent on the condition and the duration of treatment. In addition to study and use in horses, there is considerable use and study in several species, including its use in women, especially as an analgesic for obstetric and gynecological procedures (see story). For those animals that do not respond well to conventional medicine, traditional Chinese medicine affords a viable alternative that has shown results for horses during the past several millennia.
AAEP wants research proposals on adjunct bleeder medications
May 1st 2004Lexington, Ky.-The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) issued a call for proposals to research the efficacy of aminocaproic acid and/or conjugated estrogens related to use as a race day medication for the prevention of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH).