3 posts tagged with "supplements"
Stem Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis
Stem cell therapy has been utilized in horses to help heal tendon, ligament and joint injuries for more than 20 years, and new uses are continually explored. Stem cells used in horses are mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) which are isolated from fetuses, foals or adult horses, as opposed to embryonic stem cells isolated from embryos. The MSC equine stem cells can be isolated from almost any tissue but most commonly obtained from bone marrow, fat tissue and from the umbilical cord of newborn foals
Hives
There are times when a horse suddenly develops hives for no specific reason. Such a hypersensitivity response to a non-infectious cause is referred to as an allergy, which can range from a serious, life‑threatening systemic reaction
(anaphylaxis), to a mild, but disagreeable, skin reaction, such as hives or itching.
Feeding Fat as a Supplement
Feeding fat has become common practice for helping certain horses that need more total energy in the diet, especially horses in stressful athletic careers, young growing horses, or lactating broodmares.