Equine Motor Neuron Disease (EMND)
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Equine Motor Neuron Disease: What We Know
Researchers and veterinarians are still working to better understand both the etiology and the disease itself.
Photo by Elizabeth G. Davis, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
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Equine Motor Neuron Disease: What We Know
March 12, 2012
Researchers and veterinarians are still working to better understand both the etiology and the disease itself.... Read More
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Vitamin E for Neurologic Disease in Horses (AAEP 2010)
January 05, 2011
You might already know that vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that helps protect cell membranes and tissues from damage by reactive free radical molecules. You might even know that it's been recommended to help treat several neurologic diseases in ... Read More
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Target Vitamin E Deficiency Early to Improve Outcomes of Horses with EMND
August 13, 2010
The prognosis for horses with equine motor neuron disease (EMND) caused by prolonged vitamin E deficiency is usually poor, but veterinarians from the University of Minnesota showed that early diagnosis and treatment can help these animals.... 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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Risk Factors for Spinal Cord Compression Found
November 28, 2008
A triad of factors, namely sex, breed, and age, are all associated with the development of cervical vertebral compressive myelopathy (CVCM) according to one of the latest studies published by researchers at the College of... Read More
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Shivers in the Horse: A Review
July 24, 2007
Shivers has been recognized by horse owners for more than a century and refers to a chronic nervous or neuromuscular condition that in a 1962 text was said to be "as common as dirt." This statement referred to the period when draft horse populations ... Read More
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EMND and Glucose Metabolism
October 01, 2005
Study results indicate horses with equine lower motor disease (EMND) had an increased glucose metabolism rate.... Read More
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AAEP Convention 2004 Wrap-Up: Horseman's Day
March 03, 2005
Horseman's Day, as part of the annual American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, just keeps getting better and better. And attendance is strong no matter where the convention is held. Most recently, the locale was Denver, Colo., on... Read More
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AAEP Convention 2004: Horseman's Day--Equine Motor Neuron Disease
February 14, 2005
Ken Bedell, DVM, of Cornell University, addressed one of the newer maladies that has shown up in the horse world--equine motor neuron disease--at Horseman's Day at the 50th annual American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention in... Read More
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Good/Bad Effects of Antioxidants
July 01, 2004
In a society that is trying to slow the aging process, free radicals and antioxidants are terms that are regularly tossed around. One might not realize their importance in horses, but researchers continue to pursue the details of how and why the... Read More
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Studies on Vitamin E
October 09, 2001
Researchers at Oregon State University and elsewhere are continuing to examine the role of vitamin E in horse health, including disease prevention and therapy. In particular, vitamin E deficiencies and/or supplementation could be important... Read More
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Equine Motor Neuron Disease
September 13, 2001
Through a series of clinical studies and observations the past 10 years, researchers at Cornell University discovered that a vitamin E deficiency is the cause of equine motor neuron disease (EMND). This is a rare neurodegenerative disorder of the... Read More
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Vitamin E and Equine Motor Neuron Disease
November 01, 2000
Thomas J. Divers, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVECC, reported at the Cornell at Saratoga Symposium on Equine Health Care that many of the questions about equine motor neuron disease (EMND) have been answered. EMND was first reported in 1990 by the late... Read More
