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Crowdfunded research into what scientists hope may lead to the development of a probiotic wormer has delivered promising early results. “It’s really good news,” said equine parasitologist ...

A strategy for making asthma research in horses easier by using cells obtained using a nasal brush as surrogates for bronchial epithelial cells has been described by researchers in Britain.

The answer, it transpires, has been there in black and white all this time. Kaia Tombak and her fellow researchers said the evolutionary origins of zebra stripes have been investigated — and ...

Subjects for the courses at The Donkey Academy cover a wide range of areas, from behaviour and respiratory disease to dentistry and hoof care. © The Donkey Sanctuary ...

A third of children and adolescents develop a mental health problem after a concussion, which could persist for several years following the injury, a just-published review has found. The ...

Improvements in the walking ability of children with intellectual disabilities were found after they took part in a therapeutic horse riding program. Ok-Deuk Kang, a researcher with Jeju National ...

The potential of mesenchymal stem cells has been explored for problems in horses such as asthma, metabolic syndrome, aberrant wound healing, endotoxemia, and ...

Scientists have found no evidence of changes in the gut bacteria of horses that may be a factor in equine recurrent uveitis, but say more research in the area is warranted. Equine recurrent ...

Mules and donkeys have been used for thousands of years as beasts of burden and pack and riding animals. Researchers who looked at the range of viral diseases that affect donkeys and mules have ...

Pasture management is the latest topic in the regular Welfare Wednesday webinar series hosted by equine charity World Horse Welfare. In Keeping your pasture healthy throughout the year, Royal ...

In episode 5 of “The Parasite Journey of the Horse”, equine parasitologist Martin Nielsen takes a “complete shift of gears” and checks out flatworms or tapeworms. These nasties look ...