Category: General health topics

What is Adiponectin And How Can We Use It?

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Adiponectin has become quite popular as a diagnostics parameter for EMS. But how does this work and how reliable are the results? Our video dives into this topic and explains, what adiponectin does in the horses metabolism, how it is influenced by external events as well as its use as a diagnostics tool. Join us on our journey into the horses fat metabolism.

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Is too much iron in the feed, the reason for poor hoof horn?

Reading Time: 6 minutes    For a few years now, the excess of iron in horse feed has increasingly come to the attention of concerned horse owners in countries outside Germany. Overloading of the metabolism with the excessive iron present in the feed is held responsible for many physical symptoms such as a weak immune

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The deer louse fly – annoying insect for horses and humans

Reading Time: 5 minutes    The deer louse fly is often mistakenly referred to as the ‘flying tick’. If you like riding out in woodlands in summer or early autumn, you can be literally chased and attacked by swarming deer louse flies. In some locations, this parasite is so widespread that at the peak of

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Verschieden bemuskelte Pferde rennen über die Weide

Muscle Integrity Myopathy (MIM)

Reading Time: 2 minutes    Old wine in new bottles… Recently, the name PSSM2 (Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy 2) was changed to MIM (Muscle Integrity Myopathy) in German-speaking regions – a move made by the company that offers the associated genetic tests. The genetic test is highly controversial from a scientific perspective. Studies conducted in 2020/21

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Pferd wird von zwei Menschenhänden mit Wasser abgespritzt

Free Faecal Water Syndrome (FFWS) – an ongoing problem

Reading Time: 10 minutes    An absolute favourite in the equine advisory service is and remains the topic of Free Faecal Water Syndrome (FFWS). It feels like 9 out of 10 horses we are asked about are more or less severely affected by FFWS. Many of the owners were between resigned and desperate because they

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