Grass Sickness
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Equine Grass Sickness Vaccine Pilot Study Announced
This pilot study is in preparation for a full vaccine trial, which is likely to commence in 2013 or 2014.
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Prolonged Gestation: Is Fescue Toxicosis a Possibility?
April 30, 2013
My mare was bred more than 390 days ago and still has not foaled. Is it possible she has grass poisoning?... Read More
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Commentary: The Evolution of Equine Disease Quarterly
January 19, 2013
Dr. Roberta Dwyer shares thoughts on the evolution of the publication produced by UK and Lloyd's of London.... Read More
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Equine Grass Sickness--Still an Enigma
January 18, 2013
Researchers still do not know grass sickness' cause and, therefore, lack any means for causal therapy.... Read More
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Equine Grass Sickness Vaccine Pilot Study Announced
November 12, 2012
This pilot study is in preparation for a full vaccine trial, which is likely to commence in 2013 or 2014.... Read More
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Scottish Researchers on the Hunt for Cause of Equine Grass Sickness
November 09, 2010
Equine grass sickness (EGS) is an often fatal neurologic disease affecting primarily young grazing horses, and a team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland are working to find its cause. ... Read More
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TheHorse.com en Español: Revisión a Enfermedad Equina de los Pastos
March 09, 2010
Spanish translation of an article reviewing equine grass sickness (enfermedad equina de los pastos).... Read More
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Equine Grass Sickness Reviewed
January 07, 2010
A fatal gastrointestinal disease once limited to Scotland is being seen more frequently in certain parts of the world due to geographical progression, said British researchers. Frequently occurring throughout Great Britain, equine gr... Read More
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Emerging Neurologic Syndromes Discussed at World Equine Vet Meeting
November 27, 2009
"The more we look for neurologic signs, the more we discover new syndromes," said I.G. Joe Mayhew, BVSc, FRCVS, PhD, Dipl ACVIM, ECVN, head of Equine Massey and professor of Equine Studies at Massey University in New Zealand, at the... Read More
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Researchers Seek Reader Comments on Equine Grass Sickness
March 20, 2009
Equine grass sickness (EGS), or dysautonomia, is a disease that primarily affects pasture-grazed equids between the ages of 2 and 7 years.... Read More
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Grass Sickness Linked to Clostridium botulinum Bacterium
May 01, 2004
United Kingdom (U.K.) researchers recently found that grass sickness is strongly associated with low antibody levels to the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, indicating that affected horses couldn't fight off infection. Findings from the... Read More
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More on the Recent Grass Sickness Link to Clostridium botulinum
March 29, 2004
Researchers in the United Kingdom recently advanced scientific knowledge of equine grass sickness with a three-year study that found the disease to be strongly associated with low antibody levels to the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.... Read More
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Equine Grass Sickness Linked to Clostridium Botulinum
March 05, 2004
A new study completed at the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom and funded by The Home of Rest For Horses has revealed that grass sickness is strongly associated with low antibody levels to the bacterium Clostridium botulinum... Read More
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Diagnosing Grass Sickness
November 01, 2003
Equine grass sickness is so named because it occurs in the spring in pastured horses which are eager to eat plentiful green grass. Its cause is unknown, but the result is destruction of the nerves of the gastrointestinal system, which is often... Read More
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Grass Sickness Remains Research Priority
May 25, 2001
The death of Dubai Millennium from grass sickness has again highlighted the devastating effects of the disease, and brought to prominence research tied to finding causes and a cure.In Great Britain, research is being carried out at Edinburg... Read More
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Two Illnesses Might Have Cyanide Link
January 01, 2001
Cyanide has been identified as a potential risk or contributing factor in two illnesses that have dominated horse industry headlines this year. Scientists at the University of Kentucky’s Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center in Lexington, Ky.,... Read More
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Prolonged Gestation: Is Fescue Toxicosis a Possibility?
Q. My mare was bred more than 390 days ago and still has not delivered the baby. She's showing signs she's in foal. I suspect fescue grass poisoning/toxicity is delaying the foaling. Is this possible? Should I give her domperidone?
