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Diagnosing Equine Lameness

September 01, 2025

Dr. Taralyn McCarrel's journey into equine lameness began with her early experiences riding and working at a hunter barn. Recognizing the critical importance of soundness for both horses and riders, s...

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Review Of Roaring And Possible New Surgical Procedure

Roaring in horses is not just a loud, raspy noise made during exercise; it is an issue in the upper airway that restricts airflow and can limit performance in large breed horses such as Standardbreds,...

Electroarthrography of cartilage in horse

Researching New Method To Measure Cartilage Quality

Researchers from the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) and University of Toronto are developing a novel method to measure the quality of cartilage in horses using electroarthrography (EAG).

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Researching Biomarkers To Understand Joint Health

Horses, like humans, can suffer from joint diseases such as Osteoarthritis (OA) and Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), which can lead to pain and lameness. Currently, diagnosing these conditions early i...

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Researchers Study Selenium In Ontario Broodmares, Foals

Selenium deficient soil can lead to several conditions in domestic animals including white muscle disease. Of importance to Ontario horse breeders is the fact that most foals are born with low blood s...

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Equine Guelph Reports On Strangles Testing Research

Strangles, the highly contagious upper respiratory disease caused by the bacterium, Streptococcus equi (S. equi), has been front and centre on social media lately with numerous disease alerts being po...

Standardbred mare and foal

Researchers Study Infertility In Mares Due To Endometritis

It is not uncommon for mares to have trouble getting pregnant because their uterus remains too inflamed after breeding. This condition is referred to as persistent breeding-induced endometritis (PBIE)...

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A New Approach For Treating Kissing Spine

December 04, 2023

Overriding Spinous Process, otherwise known as Kissing Spine, can cause back pain and poor performance, especially when two or more vertebrae touch or overlap. Assistant Professor Dr. Nathalie Cote in...

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Veterinarians Gain Skills In Large Animal Emergency Rescue

October 30, 2023

The final offering in 2023 of Equine Guelph’s Large Animal Emergency Rescue (LAER) training was a specialized workshop for veterinarians recently held at the University of Guelph campus.

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Research Reveals Biosecurity Perspectives In Horse Owners

In a new University of Guelph study at the Ontario Veterinary College, preliminary findings reveal that a perception exists among horse owners and some event organizers viewing vaccination as a ‘bulle...

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New Study To Begin On Equine Asthma And Macrophage Responses

February 23, 2023

What happens if the quarterback of the immune system goes rogue?

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The Impact Of Antibiotics On The Equine Gut

August 14, 2022

The thinking on how we use antibiotics is changing in the world of medicine especially as we learn more about their impact on the inhabitants of the gut. Ontario Veterinary College researcher Dr. Dieg...

Equine Guelph Discusses EHV-1 Study

December 12, 2021

“Most horses have been exposed to the equine herpes virus,” says Dr. Diego Gomez-Nieto, researcher at the Ontario Veterinary College. Gomez has been part of a research study on the Equine Herpes Virus...