Veterinary research in horses encompasses the study of diseases, health management, and medical treatments specific to equine species. This field investigates various aspects of horse health, including infectious diseases, metabolic disorders, and musculoskeletal conditions. Researchers focus on understanding the pathophysiology of equine ailments, developing diagnostic tools, and evaluating therapeutic interventions. The study of horse health also involves examining preventive measures such as vaccination protocols and nutritional management to promote overall well-being. This page collects peer-reviewed research studies and scholarly articles that explore the diverse areas of veterinary science related to horses, providing insights into disease mechanisms, treatment strategies, and advancements in equine healthcare.
Van den Oord AH, Wesdorp JJ, Van Dam AF, Verheij JA.In commercial samples of equine myoglobin and samples of equine and bovine myoglobin prepared in the laboratory, a small amount of the protein was present as an aggregate. The presence of the myoglobin aggregate could be demonstrated by gel filtration on Sephadex G-100 Superfine, which also provided a means of isolating it. Gel filtration on Sephadex G-100 showed the molecular weights of the equine and bovine moyglobin aggregates to be about 35000 and 34000 respectively, thus supporting the hypothesis that they are dimers. This was confirmed for the equine myoglobin by ultracentrifugation meas...
Palmieri G, Asole A, Panu R, Farina V, Sanna L.A vegetative innervation is described for the first time in this district. On the contrary, the finding of Pacini and pacini-like corpuscles, of Golgi Mazzoni's receptors, of muscle spindles and Golgi's tendon-organs testifies the existence of a sensitive innervation in this anatomical territory. According to Karamanlidis free nervous endings are not present. All the above recorded receptors show the typical structure and can be found isolated, grouped to constitute flower-sprays, organized to form opposito-polar corpuscles or associated to originate pecilomorphic fibers. These two last findin...
Gupta AK, Kaur D, Rattan B, Yadav MP.Three abortigenic Indian isolates of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) (Tohana, Hisar and Bikaner), along with two exotic abortigenic isolates (AB4 and V592) and another EHV-1 isolate (Jind) obtained from a case of perinatal foal mortality, were studied for variability. For this purpose, PCR and restriction endonuclease (RE) digestion techniques were used simultaneously as a DNA fingerprinting system. Nine different regions of EHV-1 virus were amplified by PCR using primer pairs specific for the regions and the products obtained from these regions were subsequently subjected to various restriction ...
Schuetz AW, Whittingham DG, Legg RF.Granulosa cells at different stages of differentiation were collected from ovarian follicles and oviducts during the periovulatory period, and their nuclear DNA content was monitored by flow cytometry to establish their cell cycle characteristics (G0 + G1, S, G2 + M). The proportion of cells in the three phases of the cell cycle varied in characteristics patterns depending upon the time they were collected, before or following ovulation. Granulosa (cumulus) cells recovered from ovulated oocytes were mitotically inactive as shown by the large proportion of cells with a 2C amount of DNA and the ...
Espíndola JP, Machado G, Diehl GN, Dos Santos LC, de Vargas AC, Gressler LT.Microbiological diagnosis of equine respiratory infections is essential for disease management. However, reliable diagnosis can be a challenge due to colonization of the upper respiratory tract (URT) by a diverse microbial population, and because there is a lack of studies with samples from healthy animals. Aiming to guide adequate URT culture, this work reports culturable microbial population from the URT of 1,010 apparently healthy horses from 341 farms in Southern Brazil and identifies the putative presence of pathogenic microorganisms. Nasal swabs were cultured in 5% blood agar, and the is...
Raulo SM, Maisi P.To determine whether gelatinolytic activity in tracheal epithelial lining fluid (TELF), blood neutrophils, and blood lymphocytes from horses was metalloprotease activity, and to compare, for healthy horses and horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, gelatinolytic activity in neutrophils, lymphocytes, and serum with activity in TELF. Methods: 7 horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 4 healthy control horses. Methods: Neutrophils and lymphocytes were obtained by means of Percoll separation. Zymography was used to detect gelatinolytic activity; EDTA inhibition and...
Rendle DI, Hughes KJ, Doran GS, Edwards SH.To determine the pharmacokinetics of pergolide after IV administration to horses. Methods: 8 healthy adult horses. Methods: Pergolide mesylate was administered IV at a dose of 20 μg/kg (equivalent to 15.2 μg of pergolide/kg) to each horse, and blood samples were collected over 48 hours. Pergolide concentrations in plasma were determined by means of high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, and pharmacokinetic parameters were determined on the basis of noncompartmental methods. Results: After IV administration of pergolide, mean ± SD clearance, elimination half-life, a...
Touratier L.There is increasing interest in many parts of the world in trypanosomoses other than those transmitted by tsetse flies, as shown by numerous research projects and field studies. The refinement of techniques for studying the behaviour of trypanosomes (techniques of molecular biology) in axenic culture or in the parasitised host has led to progress in diagnosis and immunology, and a rational approach to chemotherapy and chemoprophylaxis of these infections. Field trials of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays in Africa, Asia and South America have shown that these tests may now be regarded as reli...
Sahmi F, Nicola E, Price CA.The objective was to establish a cell line-based bioassay for FSH in horse serum for screening samples with high eCG bioactivity. A cell line (HEK293) was transiently cotransfected with an FSH reporter expression plasmid and a cAMP-responsive β-galactosidase reporter plasmid. Cells were bulk frozen, and thawed for assay purposes. This assay was specific for FSH, with no cross-reaction with LH or insulin-like growth factor-1. Standard curves (eCG) and serum samples from pregnant mares passed parallel line bioassay validity tests (linearity and parallelism). Estimates of bioactivity with this b...
