Research Study

A Standardbred racehorse

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...

A close up view of a horse

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...

Diagram of the digestive tracts of horses and humans

New Research Begins For GI Issues In Horses

February 14, 2022

Fecal transplantation has been very successful in treating humans with issues such as C-difficile infection, which is also a leading cause of diarrhea in horses. Ontario Veterinary College researcher,...

Diagram of a horse's digestive tract

Supplement Studies Explore Gastric Health

January 26, 2022

Collaborating on three recent research papers on a nutraceutical called ‘Gs Formula,’ Dr. Wendy Pearson, PhD Associate Professor at the University of Guelph, has been very busy.

Study To Evaluate Cobalt Announced

August 24, 2015

The U.S. Trotting Association announced on Monday (August 24) that it will fund a research study by renowned equine researchers Dr. George Maylin from Morrisville State College in New York and Dr. Kar...

Ont. Hemoglobin Study Announced

The Ontario Racing Commission today announced that, along with industry members of the Medication Control Advisory Group, it is supporting a research study into hemoglobin levels in racehorses partici...