Developmental Orthopedic Disease (DOD)
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Understanding Equine Osteochondrosis
In horses osteochondrosis appears frequently on joint surfaces, deep within joints, or at joint physes.
Photo by Gary Baxter, VMD, MS, Dipl. ACVS
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Osteochondrosis in Yearlings and Future Racing Performance
June 05, 2013
The number and severity of lesions present could impact a horse's future racing performance.... Read More
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Understanding Equine Osteochondrosis
April 11, 2012
In horses osteochondrosis appears frequently on joint surfaces, deep within joints, or at joint physes.... Read More
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Late-Term Mare Care, Foaling, and Young Foal Care
December 15, 2011
What breeders need to know to keep broodmares healthy and deliver strong, healthy foals. ... Read More
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Young Horse Part 2: Six Months to 1.5 Years
August 22, 2011
How you manage, feed, & care for your young horse can affect his future performance and quality of life. ... Read More
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Using Nutrition to Prevent and Manage Equine Disease
July 19, 2011
Adjusting what a horse consumes can help prevent or squelch some equine ailments.... Read More
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Young Horse Care and Development, Part 1 (Birth to 6 Months)
January 12, 2011
Dr. Nathan Slovis offers tips on properly caring for foals from birth to weaning.... Read More
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Young Horse Care and Development, Part 1 (Birth to Six Months) Excerpt
January 09, 2011
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Ask the Vet LIVE: Feeding Foals and Young Horses Recording Now Available
December 27, 2010
TheHorse.com's Ask the Vet LIVE on Feeding Foals and Young Horses, held on Dec. 15, is now available for listening on demand. Questions about developmental orthopedic disease in horses, grains, forages, supplements, breed differences, and more... Read More
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Feeding Foals and Young Horses
December 15, 2010
Proper nutrition is a critical factor in raising a healty, sound foal.... Read More
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Osteochondrosis: Oral Hyaluronic Acid Study in Spain
November 18, 2009
An oral hyaluronan product in Spain didn't produce any improvement in horses with osteochondrosis says study. ... Read More
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Preventing Developmental Orthopedic Disease through Nutrition
July 29, 2009
Developmental orthopedic disease can rob a young horse of his future as a sound athlete. ... Read More
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Free Managing Equine Joint Disease Webinar May 19
April 21, 2009
Equine degenerative joint disease and its associated lameness are among the most common conditions diagnosed in performance horses and other equine athletes. Learn about breakthrough treatment protocols for manage equine joint inflammation. This... Read More
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Making, Placing, and Removing Transphyseal Staples
April 14, 2008
Many methods have been used to straighten crooked limbs on foals, and in the past staples placed across the "long" side's growth plate have received somewhat mixed reviews. However, some researchers suggest that this was due to poor staple choic... Read More
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Blood Test in Young Foals Might Predict Osteochondrosis
March 02, 2008
Measurement of osteocalcin (a marker of joint metabolism) in 2-week-old foals might be useful for identifying foals at risk for developing osteochondrosis. Osteochondrosis (OC) is a developmental orthopedic disease that results from a... Read More
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Feeding to Avoid Developmental Orthopedic Disease (DOD)
September 01, 2007
The way you feed young horses could help them develop strong, properly formed bones and joints. ... Read More
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Nutrition to Go
March 01, 2007
A group of veterinarians gathered at the Land O' Lakes Purina Mills headquarters in St. Louis, Mo., last fall to participate in discussions on subjects that ranged from Cushing's disease to proper nutrition for horses young and old. Nicholas Frank,... Read More
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Feeding to Prevent and Control Disease
August 24, 2006
Various equine diseases can be caused and/or cured by using specific feeding regimens. ... Read More
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Feeding to Prevent and Control Disease
August 01, 2006
Dietary management can work like magic for specific equine diseases.... Read More
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Growing Problems
February 01, 2006
Horse breeders have long known that problems can develop in the bones of young horses as they grow. The term developmental orthopedic disease (DOD) was coined in 1986 to encompass all orthopedic problems seen in the growing foal and has become... Read More
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Progress in Predicting Joint Problems
December 22, 2005
Someday veterinarians might be able to take a horse's blood sample, analyze its makeup to predict his future bone and joint health, and simply prevent the problems that are likely to arise. In late 2005, 20 leading joint researchers that are likely ... Read More
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Joint Injury Prevention in Foals
November 29, 2005
Developmental and traumatic joint injuries are a significant problem in Thoroughbred foals. These injuries, such as osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) and fetlock joint lesions, often require costly medical treatment or surgical repair.... Read More
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Developmental Orthopedic Disease (DOD) and Mare Nutrition
March 24, 2005
A seminar for veterinarians on developmental orthopedic disease (DOD) in horses and ways it can be controlled through feeding and management practices was presented by Dan Burke, PhD, director of equine nutrition for Buckeye Nutrition, on Feb. 9... Read More
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Speed Limit
March 05, 2003
The racing Thoroughbred is trapped between a rock and a hard place. The rock is speed, which evolved slowly by natural selection for 50 million years, then rapidly by human hand the last 500. The hard place is where we find our ward today, beset... Read More
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Some To Grow On
November 02, 2001
The studies have been done, the jury is in, and the verdict is unanimous: if you want your foals to achieve their optimum growth, with the least risk of developmental orthopedic disorders like contracted tendons and physitis, plan to "creep feed"... Read More
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