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Focus on Science: Can development of OC be controlled by specific foal management?

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 …

Liesbeth van der Waaij On December 4, 2017 No Comments
Focus on Science: Hoof health status in The Netherlands

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 …

Liesbeth van der Waaij On October 21, 2017 July 4, 2019 No Comments
Focus on science: editorial on the use of quantitative gait analysis in lameness detection

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 …

Liesbeth van der Waaij On August 25, 2017 July 4, 2019 No Comments
Focus on science: A saliva-based diagnostic rest reveals that preventive treatment against tapeworms often is unnecessary.

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 …

Liesbeth van der Waaij On August 17, 2017 July 4, 2019 No Comments
Focus on Science: New insight in the relation between BCS and fat depots within the body

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), …

Liesbeth van der Waaij On July 6, 2017 November 1, 2017 2 Comments
Domestication of the horse: from wild horse to dedicated partner

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 …

Liesbeth van der Waaij On July 6, 2017 November 1, 2017 No Comments
Getting used to the cold

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 …

Liesbeth van der Waaij On July 6, 2017 November 1, 2017 No Comments
The horse on pogo-sticks: the wonderful world of tendons

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 …

Liesbeth van der Waaij On July 6, 2017 September 5, 2017 No Comments

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