Focus on Science: Can development of OC be controlled by specific foal management?
Recent research has shown that the risk of occurrence of OC in young pigs is higher when they are housed on smooth surface than …
Focus on Science: Hoof health status in The Netherlands
Recently the results have been published of a fairly large scale research on hoof problems in Dutch clinically healthy horses that was performed in …
Focus on science: editorial on the use of quantitative gait analysis in lameness detection
This editorial in the Equine Veterinary Journal of July 2017 very clearly discusses the options and (current) potential dangers of using quantitative gait analysis …
Focus on science: A saliva-based diagnostic rest reveals that preventive treatment against tapeworms often is unnecessary.
An increasing number of worm species develop a certain level of resistance against anthelmintics. That is an alarming development because, consequently, horses with a …
Focus on Science: New insight in the relation between BCS and fat depots within the body
Researchers were interested in to what extent the fat coverage that is visible/palpable from the outside, in other words the Body Condition Score (BCS), …
Domestication of the horse: from wild horse to dedicated partner
Probably you can’t imagine a life without horses anymore. But have you ever wondered why horses are so dedicated in all those tasks that …
Getting used to the cold
This article was first published in January 2017. Winter has started again. Well, at least over here in the Netherlands until now not very …
The horse on pogo-sticks: the wonderful world of tendons
Horses in nature are constantly on the move. They graze and walk distances that, depending on the availability of food, can be as long …