Dr. Eleanor Kellon, a staff veterinary specialist for Uckele Health & Nutrition, discusses the risk of letting horses feed on the lush new growths of pasture. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by W.F. Young Co. (Absorbine).
A new hoof repair product based on human health and skin care chemicals is being offered to the hoof-care industry. It is now available in a gel formula as well as in the original spray formula.
At each year’s International Hoof-Care Summit, attendees are asked to fill out surveys to help American Farriers Journal staff learn more about farrier wants and needs.
Jennifer A. Wrigley, director of nursing for the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center Equi-Assist Home Care program, breaks down four important questions to ask when planning a diet for a laminitic horse. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by W.F. Young Co. (Absorbine).
Frank Gravlee and Scott Gravlee, veterinarians and equine nutritionists at Life Data Labs, discuss components of the thyroid hormone and the effects of a deficiency in either. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by W.F. Young Co. (Absorbine).
The University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine has successfully used positron emission tomography (PET) on a standing horse.
The equine PET software has been pioneered at UC Davis, beginning in 2015. However, the horses being previously imaged had to be put under anesthetic in order to capture the image. Now, horses can remain standing with only slight sedation.
Catherine Whitehouse, Kentucky Equine Research nutrition advisor, discusses the varying presentation of Cushing’s disease, or PPID, in horses around the world. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by W.F. Young Co. (Absorbine).
By Devan Catalano and Krishona Martinson, PhD, equine specialists with the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minn., confirm that there is a higher risk of laminitis in overweight horses and offer tools to determine if a horse is overweight. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by W.F. Young Co. (Absorbine).
Danvers Child, a farrier and an equine hoof consultant with SmartPak, discusses how a good nutritional program is essential to good circulation and vascularity in the hoof. Hoof Nutrition Intelligence is brought to you by W.F. Young Co. (Absorbine).
In this episode, Mark Ellis, a Wisconsin farrier who learned the ropes with Renchin, recalls Red’s relationships with area veterinarians, his legacy and the second career as American Farriers Journal’s technical editor.
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