• Learn more about the five equine diseases it covers - HYPP, PSSM1, MH, GBED and HERDA. (aqha.com)
  • Equine Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis Disease (HYPP) is a muscular disease caused by an inherited genetic mutation. (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • HYPP has been traced back to a horse named Impressive. (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • HYPP is also known as Impressive Syndrome, named after this horse. (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • HYPP is a dominant disorder meaning both homozygous (H/H) and heterozygous (n/H) horses will be affected. (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • HYPP Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis Disease - Test results: n/n Normal horse, n/H Affected horse, H/H Affected horse. (onlinestudbook.com)
  • Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis Disease (HYPP) is a muscular disease that affects both horses and humans. (blueroans4u.com)
  • In horses, HYPP has been traced back to one horse named Impressive and has the alternative name, Impressive Syndrome, named after this horse. (blueroans4u.com)
  • Since HYPP is dominant, the effects of it can also be transposed to other species of horses when intermixing occurs. (blueroans4u.com)
  • The panel tests for Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP), Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy type 1 (PSSM 1), Malignant Hyperthermia (MH), Hereditary Epidermal Regional Dermal Asthenia (HERDA), and Glycogen Branching Enzyme Deficiency (GBED). (springhillequine.com)
  • MH is believed to be less common than either HYPP or PSSM, but the percentage of affected horses is not yet known. (springhillequine.com)
  • Gabriel's Ghost Double homozygous grullo tobiano American Paint Stallion imported from Montana in 2008 Gabriel's Ghost has been DNA tested and is negative for the following genetic diseases: PSSM NN, HERDA NN, GBED NN, MH NN, HYPP NN (no Impressive in pedigree) Gabriel's pedigree Gabriel's Ghost was born at the Spotted Fawn Paint Horse Ranch in Montana in March 2007. (horsescout.com)
  • These horses are obese, tend toward having very straight (post) legs and fetlocks, and often carry the gene for Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP), an inherited disease of the muscle which is caused by a genetic defect. (equineink.com)
  • This 18 month old filly shows the muscling and 'post' legs of many halter horses and carries the HYPP gene (she's N/H). (equineink.com)
  • We ensure our pedigrees are pure, at least five generations of Appaloosa blood and ALL are certified negative by parentage for PSSM1 - Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy, HERDA - Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia, GBED - Glycogen Branching Enzyme Deficiency, HYPP - Equine Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis Disease, MH - Malignant Hyperthermia, Grey gene and Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC). (redheartappaloosas.co.uk)
  • He stamps his foals with all black points, as he is color tested homozygous for the Black Gene and he is N/N on 5 tested disease panels: GBED, HERDA, HYPP, MH, PSSM1. (hillmanquarterhorses.com)
  • With a panel that includes more than 50 genetic tests , Etalon Diagnostics screens for ALL (at least allegedly) equine genetic diseases included on the standard five panel test: GBED, HERDA, HYPP, MH, and PSSM1. (dnaweekly.com)
  • Research suggests that as many as 3% of aborted Quarter Horse foals were homozygous for the GBED mutation. (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • Studies show that the mutation responsible for GBED is carried by as many as 10% of Quarter Horses, Paint Horse breeds and related breeds. (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • GBED is an autosomal recessive trait, meaning a foal can only be affected if the foal inherits the disease from both parents. (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • Horses that are carriers of the GBED have one copy of the mutation but do not have any symptoms associated with the disorder. (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • GBED Glycogen Branching Enzyme Deficiency - Test results: n/n Normal horse, n/Gb Carrier horse, Gb/Gb Affected horse. (onlinestudbook.com)
  • Studies show that the mutation responsible for GBED is carried by as many as 10% of Quarter Horse, Paint Horse breeds and related breeds. (blueroans4u.com)
  • Horses that are carriers of the GBED have 1 copy of the mutation, but do not have any symptoms associated with the disorder. (blueroans4u.com)
  • Like with HERDA, horses may be carriers for GBED - if a horse has only one copy of the mutation it will be clinically normal. (springhillequine.com)
  • N/N PSSM1 n/n GBED n/GBED Herda n/n (Please test your mare on GBED)! (selectbreeders.com)
  • PSSM1 Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy - Test results: n/n Normal horse, n/P1 Affected horse, P1/P1 Affected horse. (onlinestudbook.com)
  • The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. (wikipedia.org)
  • some have been clocked at speeds up to 44 mph (70.8 km/h).[citation needed] The development of the Quarter Horse traces to the 1600s. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] The American Quarter Horse is the most popular breed in the United States, and the American Quarter Horse Association is the largest breed registry in the world, with almost three million living American Quarter Horses registered in 2014. (wikipedia.org)
  • The American Quarter Horse is well known both as a race horse and for its performance in rodeos, horse shows, and as a working ranch horse. (wikipedia.org)
  • The compact body of the American Quarter Horse is well suited for the intricate and quick maneuvers required in reining, cutting, working cow horse, barrel racing, calf roping, and other western riding events, especially those involving live cattle. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Texas Legislature designated the American Quarter Horse as the official "State Horse of Texas" in 2009, and Oklahoma also designated the Quarter Horse as its official state horse in 2022. (wikipedia.org)
  • As flat racing became popular with the colonists, the Quarter Horse gained even more popularity as a sprinter over courses that, by necessity, were shorter than the classic racecourses of England. (wikipedia.org)
  • This began a long association between the Thoroughbred breed and what would later become officially known as the "Quarter Horse", named after the 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) race distance at which it excelled. (wikipedia.org)
  • As the colonial Quarter Horse was crossed with these western horses, the pioneers found that the new crossbred had innate "cow sense", a natural instinct for working with cattle, making it popular with cattlemen on ranches. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thus, major Texas cattle ranches, such as the King Ranch, the 6666 (Four Sixes) Ranch, and the Waggoner Ranch played a significant role in the development of the modern Quarter Horse. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Quarter Horse dominates in events that require speed as well as the ability to handle cattle. (wikipedia.org)
  • As a result, more Thoroughbred blood was added into the developing American Quarter Horse breed. (wikipedia.org)
  • The American Quarter Horse also benefitted from the addition of Arabian, Morgan, and even Standardbred bloodlines. (wikipedia.org)
  • Get the lowdown on the DNA and parentage verification requirements for registering your new American Quarter Horse. (aqha.com)
  • Learn the rules for naming an American Quarter Horse, plus how to reuse or change a horse's name. (aqha.com)
  • Animals -1,295 horses with Quarter Horse bloodlines, including 58 horses affected with HERDA. (avma.org)
  • Hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia (HERDA) is a genetic skin disease predominantly found in the American Quarter Horse. (ucdavis.edu)
  • In the Quarter Horse, HERDA is associated with a mutation in cyclophilin B (PPIB), an enzyme involved in triple helix formation of collagen. (gstsvs.ch)
  • Beim Quarter Horse ist HERDA mit einer Mutation im Cyclophilin B Gen (PPIB) assoziiert. (gstsvs.ch)
  • Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia (HERDA) also known as Hyperelastosis Cutis (HC) is a genetic skin disease predominately found in the American Quarter Horse. (blueroans4u.com)
  • The American Quarter Horse was the first breed that was developed in the U.S. The breed originated from Arabian, Turk and Barb breeds and was named for it's ability to run a quarter of a mile faster than any other breed. (equineink.com)
  • A condition seen primarily in Quarter Horse foals involves a congenital defect of the dermal collagen (known as HERDA, hyperelastosis cutis, cutaneous asthenia, or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome after the human counterpart). (stablemanagement.com)
  • Breedings of carrier horses have a 25% chance of producing an affected foal. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Breedings between normal and carrier horses will not produce a HERDA foal, although 50% of the foals from this type of cross are expected to be carriers. (ucdavis.edu)
  • When two carriers are bred with one another, there is a 25% chance per foal born that they will develop symptoms of HERDA. (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • There is a 50% chance per foal born that they will inherit a copy of the mutation and also become carriers of HERDA. (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • An autosomal recessive mode of inheritance should be considered by people making breeding decisions involving Quarter Horses when a first-degree relative has been confirmed with HERDA or has produced affected offspring. (avma.org)
  • HERDA has an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance and affects stallions and mares in equal proportions. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Hereditary equine dermal asthenia (HERDA) is an autosomal recessive skin disease that affects predominantly Quarter Horses and related breeds. (gstsvs.ch)
  • Hereditäre equine dermale Asthenie (HERDA) ist eine autosomal rezessive Hautkrankheit, die vor allem junge Quarter Horses und verwandte Rassen betrifft. (gstsvs.ch)
  • Autosomal disorders are equally likely to affect male or female horses, while "recessive" means that a horse needs to inherit the hydrocephalus mutation from both its sire and its dam to be affected. (practicalhorsegenetics.com.au)
  • Objective -To assess heritability and mode of inheritance for hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia (HERDA) in Quarter Horses. (avma.org)
  • Hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia (HERDA) is an inherited skin condition primarily found in Quarter Horses that is characterized by hyperextensible skin, scarring, and severe lesions along the back of affected horses. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Horses with N/N genotype will not have hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia and cannot transmit this hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia variant to their offspring. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Horses with HRD/HRD genotype will have hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia ('hyperelastosis cutis') in 50 horses: clinical, histological, immunohistological and ultrastructural findings. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia (HERDA) is also known as Hyperelastosis Cutis (HC). (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • HERDA Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia - Test results: n/n Normal horse, n/Hr Carrier horse, Hr/Hr Affected horse. (onlinestudbook.com)
  • HERDA stands for Hereditary Epidermal Regional Dermal Asthenia. (springhillequine.com)
  • A Genetic abnormality like HERDA (Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia), affects specific foundation lines of Quarter horses. (thalequine.com)
  • Research carried out in Dr. Danika Bannasch's laboratory at the University of California, Davis, identified the mutation causing HERDA. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Functional studies have shown that the HERDA mutation delays proper collagen folding and secretion and is presumed to alter collagen organization thus leading to the clinical manifestations. (ucdavis.edu)
  • This diagnostic DNA test for HERDA allows identification of horses that are affected or that carry the specific mutation. (ucdavis.edu)
  • The mutation which causes this disease has been identified by Dr. S tephanie Valberg and Dr. James Mickelson of the University of Minnesota. (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • A horse with only one copy of the mutation is known as a carrier, and d oes not present any symptoms. (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • Here we describe the case of a Swiss Warmblood filly with symptoms of HERDA without PPIB-mutation and in which we also could exclude Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Type IV, VI, VIIA, VIIB and VIIC (dermatosparaxis type) as etiological diseases. (gstsvs.ch)
  • Wir beschreiben hier eine Schweizer Jährlings-Stute mit Symptomen von HERDA, aber ohne Mutation im PPIB Gen und bei der auch Ehlers-Danlos Typ IV, Typ VI, Typ VIIA, Typ VIIB und Typ VIIC (Dermatosparaxis) als ätiologische Ursache ausgeschlossen werden konnten. (gstsvs.ch)
  • Horses can show symptoms with only one copy of the defective gene, but symptoms are often more severe if they have two copies of the mutation. (springhillequine.com)
  • Horses will show symptoms of PSSM type 1 with one or two copies of the mutation. (springhillequine.com)
  • Horses will only show symptoms if they have two copies of the mutation for HERDA. (springhillequine.com)
  • Horses with only one copy of the mutation are clinically normal. (springhillequine.com)
  • It was a genetic mutation started by Impressive that causes the disease. (equineink.com)
  • Horse does not carry the To mutation. (equinegeneticsresearchcentre.horse)
  • Horse carries one copy of the To mutation and likely has clean edged white patches on its body and extending over its topline. (equinegeneticsresearchcentre.horse)
  • A horse shall exhibit a minimum of 87.5% Australian Stock Horse heritage lineage, meaning the horse is a descendant of either the same breeds of horses ridden by the Australian Light Horse in World War I, or breeds existing in Australia prior to 1945. (onlinestudbook.com)
  • Specific skin problems affect specific breeds, ages, and colors of horses. (thalequine.com)
  • Pony breeds tend to have a higher incidence of Equine Cushing's Disease (PPID) and the classic long, poorly shedding coats associated with that condition. (thalequine.com)
  • Thus, breeds like appaloosas and paint horses with white hair and pink skin have a higher incidence of this problem. (thalequine.com)
  • For some breeds, we also offer breed-specific genetic test combinations to test for several hereditary diseases. (laboklin.com)
  • New test available for Quarter Horses and related breeds. (animalgenetics.com)
  • AQHA High Point Junior Reining Champion, 4th - -- AQHA High Point Junior Working Cow Horse. (northernhorse.com)
  • Register your older horse with AQHA and get a set of papers for everyone in your pasture. (aqha.com)
  • First: The AQHA Halter Horse industry at it's finest! (blogspot.com)
  • All of our horses have been genetically tested for the original 5 panel that AQHA requires at this time for all breeding stallions. (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • The AQHA offers its members a genetic test for a panel of 5 different genetic diseases affecting Quarter Horses. (springhillequine.com)
  • It is a crime that the AQHA has not wiped out this debilitating disease which could be eradicated by NOT breeding horses that carry the gene. (equineink.com)
  • Horses with HERDA have defective collagen, an important protein that is part of skin, cartilage, muscles, and tendons. (springhillequine.com)
  • HQH Whiskey Warrior is standing to the public and his 2021 ranch raised foals are currently for sale in our upcoming 2023 Production sale on June 23-24, 2023 Whiskey Warrior passes on his big bone and feet as well as his big shapey hip and award winning disposition, his foals make excellent trail, ranching and western pleasure horses. (hillmanquarterhorses.com)
  • There is no cure, and the majority of diagnosed horses are euthanized because they are unable to be ridden and are inappropriate for future breeding. (ucdavis.edu)
  • There are often permanent scars which prevent the horse from being ridden. (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • The prognosis is guarded, as affected horses cannot be ridden normally and are often euthanised. (gstsvs.ch)
  • Areas under saddle seem to be most prone to these lesions often leaving permanent scares, preventing the horse from being ridden. (blueroans4u.com)
  • Terms of Sale The winning bidder in the 2023 Arizona Reining Horse Association (AzRHA) Stallion Auction has purchased from the AzRHA a stallion breeding donated by the stallion owner to be used by the bidder during the 2023 breeding season. (perfecthorseauctions.com)
  • Looking to sell your horse, pony or stallion? (horsescout.com)
  • The stallion Impressive, foaled in 1969 is credited with starting the trend toward very heavily muscled Quarter Horses. (equineink.com)
  • Die Equine Maligne Hyperthermie (EMH) ist eine vererbbare Erkrankung, welche bisher bei 11 Quarter Horses (QH) nachgewiesen wurde. (labogen.com)
  • Bei einem schrecklichen Fall in Kenia wurde eine Herde Zebras zusammengetrieben und Löwen zum Fraß vorgeworfen, damit Touristen so viele Löwen möglich zu sehen bekamen. (animal-ethics.org)
  • The disorder is recessive, which means that a horse must have two copies of the defective gene to suffer from the disease. (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • Bethlem myopathy was originally described as a mild disease associated with dominant alleles of these three genes, while Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy was originally described as a more severe disease associated with recessive alleles. (equiseq.com)
  • Horses with MH will appear normal most of the time, but have specific occasions when they show symptoms. (springhillequine.com)
  • Breeding an affected heterozygous horse (N/H) to an affected heterozygous horse (N/H) will result in approximately 50% carrying the defective gene (N/H), approximately 25% will be normal (N/N) and approximately 25% will be homozygous carriers (H/H). Breeding an affected heterozygous horse (N/H) to a normal horse (N/N) will result in approximately 50% normal offspring and approximately 50% carrying the defective gene (N/H). (equineink.com)
  • This disease affects the electrical impulses within the body that control muscle contraction. (springhillequine.com)
  • Vesicular Stomatitis ("VS") is a viral disease that affects. (thalequine.com)
  • In addition, breeders whose horses have produced affected offspring can reduce the likelihood of producing affected horses in the future by avoiding inbreeding. (avma.org)
  • For horse breeders, identification of carriers is critical for the selection of mating pairs. (ucdavis.edu)
  • We are including this information for those horse enthusiasts or breeders who are unfamiliar or unaware with these disorders. (blueroans4u.com)
  • For breeders seeking to anticipate or plan the characteristics of a horse, Etalon offers comprehensive solutions to meet your needs. (dnaweekly.com)
  • Conclusions and Clinical Relevance -HERDA in Quarter Horses is an inherited disease, and affected horses are more likely to produce affected offspring. (avma.org)
  • Animal Genetics UK offers PCR tests for certain hereditary equine diseases. (equinedna.co.uk)
  • By Examining your horses pedigree we can make educated guesses as to what tests you might need and how to help diagnose issues your horse might be having. (bridgequine.com)
  • How can Pedigree Analysis help my lame horse? (bridgequine.com)
  • A slow, steady step-by-step approach helps veterinarians localize lesions in neurologic adult horses. (thehorse.com)
  • Cancerous lesions tend to affect older horses. (thalequine.com)
  • Skin diseases are often grouped into categories that cause these specific lesions and a differential diagnosis is pursued from that category. (stablemanagement.com)
  • Have halter horses become the bodybuilders of the equine world? (equineink.com)
  • The 'ideal' Halter Horse today looks like its been inflated. (equineink.com)
  • While some Quarter Horses still embody this ideal, there is a seemingly mutant strain that's called the "Halter Horse. (equineink.com)
  • I understand that some people use the halter style horse to add some bulk to performance horses. (equineink.com)
  • 45 thoughts on " Have halter horses become the bodybuilders of the equine world? (equineink.com)
  • He also won Reserve in the Open Class in Ranch Horse Versatility being number one placed horse in Halter there also. (wmrhorses.com)
  • We have provided a basic description of the five genetic disorders found in stock horses (Quarter Horses, Paints, Morgans, etc. (blueroans4u.com)
  • A poor coat or skin disorders can be a sign of underlying diseases. (thalequine.com)
  • Certain disorders affect horses of specific color. (thalequine.com)
  • Some disorders affect horses of a specific age. (thalequine.com)
  • For example, crusting skin diseases may be due to fungal agents (dermatophytes or ringworm), bacterial infections (dermatophilus or "rain scald"), or immune-mediated disorders (pemphigus foliaceous). (stablemanagement.com)
  • No copies of the HERDA allele detected. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Two copies of the HERDA allele detected and horse will develop the disease. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Etalon provides you with more than enough genetic information about basic colors, patterns, and modifiers of various horses. (dnaweekly.com)
  • Although the requirements for the panel testing only apply to breeding stallions, owners may request testing of any horse if they are interested or have concerns. (springhillequine.com)
  • He has been 5 panel tested and is negative for all genetic diseases. (horsescout.com)
  • SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Radiolabeled meta -iodobenzylguanidine (mIBG) has been used as a diagnostic tool and as radiotherapy for neuroendocrine cancers and other diseases. (aspetjournals.org)
  • You'll see that horses are advertised as N/H (heterozygous), H/H (homozygous) or N/N (normal). (equineink.com)
  • Procedures -Questionnaires completed by owners of NSDTRs with hypoadrenocorticism and medical records from veterinarians were reviewed for information regarding diagnosis, age at diagnosis, concurrent diseases, age at death, and cause of death. (avma.org)
  • Precise detection and diagnosis of specific tumor types and disease stages is essential for designing the appropriate and effective regimens for treatment. (aspetjournals.org)
  • Animal Genetics Inc. offers a number of reliable, state-of-the-art DNA tests to identify certain genetic traits in breeding horses and to determine the likelihood that these traits will be passed to offspring. (equinedna.co.uk)
  • Click the link Genetics Defects to learn how a genetic defect can affect your horse, including attitude, lameness issues, muscle stiffness and much more. (bridgequine.com)
  • OLWS Overo Lethal White Syndrome - Test results: n/n Normal horse, n/O Carrier horse, O/O Affected horse. (onlinestudbook.com)
  • Test results: n/n Normal horse, n/Mh Affected horse, Mh/Mh Affected horse. (onlinestudbook.com)
  • All these diseases are genetic, and are caused by single mutations in DNA that are easy to test for. (springhillequine.com)
  • This requirement doesn't restrict the use of stallions that may test positive for one or more of the diseases, but it does give mare owners valuable information to consider when making breeding decisions. (springhillequine.com)
  • Using this test is straightforward and doesn't require drawing blood or using needles on your horse. (dnaweekly.com)
  • Acupressure tapping (a mind/body/spirit integrated therapy) is very helpful for horses with complex, multi-layered issues, like laminitis. (listentoyourhorse.com)
  • Horses with Competition status "Not Eligible" or "Deceased", are NOT eligible to participate in events restricted to Registered Australian Stock Horses. (onlinestudbook.com)
  • FS Foundation Sire - Registered Australian Stock Horse Stallions registered in the first ten years (Registration Numbers 1 - 65,000) with over 1,000 registered Australian Stock Horse descendants within 5 generations. (onlinestudbook.com)
  • We are thrilled with the offspring that Gabriel is producing and he has been popular with a wide variety of visiting mares including polo ponies and TB's as well as Paints and Quarter Horses. (horsescout.com)
  • Another early foundation sire for the breed was Copperbottom, foaled in 1828, who tracks his lineage through the Byerley Turk, a foundation sire of the Thoroughbred horse breed. (wikipedia.org)
  • Warrior's sire, Wolf Creek Joe Buck was one of the best rope/ranch horses we have ever owned. (hillmanquarterhorses.com)
  • 4-leading cutting horse sire of all time. (wmrhorses.com)
  • Is recognised as the highest standard of Australian Stock Horse breeding. (onlinestudbook.com)
  • I bought her early this year because she's just the sweetest old horse on earth, and she takes good care of my blind mare. (blogspot.com)
  • I am shocked to see this over development of muscle in these quaŕter horses, it really makes me wonder if they have been genetically engineered at some level, with possible introduction of bovine genes, which I am fairly certain has happened in the sheep population also. (equineink.com)
  • Genes affect any animal - including horses - in the same ways they affect us. (dnaweekly.com)
  • In some severe cases, horses may be unable to stand, or even unable to breathe. (springhillequine.com)
  • Some patients with the mild form of the disease have since been found to be compound heterozygotes for two different alleles of the same gene, while dominant alleles have been found to be associated with the severe form. (equiseq.com)
  • HERDA comes from a genetic defect in a skin protein that makes the skin abnormally stretchy and easily torn. (thalequine.com)
  • Results -Heritability (mean ± SD) of HERDA was estimated to be 0.38 ± 0.13, with both sexes having an equal probability of being affected. (avma.org)
  • Etalon Diagnostics positions itself as a platform created by passionate horse enthusiasts for fellow horse lovers , and I believe it genuinely lives up to that claim. (dnaweekly.com)
  • I received an email from a fellow horse listener in Italy, who had just watched the video with Audelina and Ben (another horse listener visiting from New Zealand). (listentoyourhorse.com)
  • This means that the horse will not be able to store enough energy to fuel important organs, such as the muscles and brain. (diamondktperformancehorses.com)
  • This makes the recognition and elimination of this disorder very important in preserving the inherited health of all horses. (blueroans4u.com)
  • In this article Fairfield T. Bain, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVP, discusses diseases of the skin and why that is important to horse owners. (stablemanagement.com)
  • Why is it important to know if your horse has genetic defects? (bridgequine.com)
  • Exposure to phytotoxins that are present in imported ornamental or native plants is an important cause of animal disease. (bvsalud.org)