Enriched Pathways of Calcium Regulation, Cellular/Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Cell Proliferation Characterize Gluteal Muscle of Standardbred Horses between Episodes of Recu... by Stephanie J. Valberg, Deborah Velez-Irizarry, Zoë J. Williams, Marisa L. Henry, Hailey Iglewski, Keely Herrick, Clara Fenger

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Polymorphisms at Myostatin Gene (<i>MSTN</i>) and the Associations with Sport Performances in Anglo-Arabian Racehorses by Emanuela Pira, Giuseppe Massimo Vacca, Maria Luisa Dettori, Gianpiera Piras, Massimiliano Moro, Pietro Paschino, Michele Pazzola

“…One hundred and eighty Anglo-Arabian horses running 1239 races were sampled for the present study. …”
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Outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 1, spa type t1784, in an equine hospital in Japan by Eri Uchida-Fujii, Hidekazu Niwa, Kota Kanai, Yuta Kinoshita, Taisuke Kuroda, Toshio Nukada, Takanori Ueno

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The Effect of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (rESWT) on the Skin Surface Temperature of the Longissimus Dorsi Muscle in Clinically Healthy Racing Thoroughbreds: A Prelimi... by Karolina Śniegucka, Maria Soroko-Dubrovina, Paulina Zielińska, Krzysztof Dudek, Kristína Žuffová

“…Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) is increasingly being used to treat musculoskeletal injuries in horses. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of rESWT on the skin surface temperature of the longissimus dorsi muscle in clinically healthy racing horses. …”
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Living the ‘Best Life’ or ‘One Size Fits All’—Stakeholder Perceptions of Racehorse Welfare by Deborah Butler, Mathilde Valenchon, Rachel Annan, Helen R. Whay, Siobhan Mullan

“…The purpose of the study was to explore the perceptions held by British racing industry stakeholders of factors influencing racehorse welfare. …”
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KIRGIZ ŞAİRİ TÖLÖGÖN MAMEYEV’İN ŞİİRLERİNDE AT by Oğuzhan AYDIN

“…Horse is also seen as a good friend protecting its owner in dangerous situations as seen in the proverb: “Horse is the wing of the humankind”. …”
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Imaging and Gross Pathological Appearance of Changes in the Parasagittal Grooves of Thoroughbred Racehorses by Georgina C. A. Johnston, Benjamin J. Ahern, Chiara Palmieri, Alex C. Young

“…Currently, there is limited evidence differentiating the imaging appearance of prodromal changes in horses at risk of fracture from horses with normal adaptive modelling in response to galloping. …”
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Oxidant and Antioxidant Parameters’ Assessment Together with Homocysteine and Muscle Enzymes in Racehorses: Evaluation of Positive Effects of Exercise by Francesca Arfuso, Maria Rizzo, Claudia Giannetto, Elisabetta Giudice, Roberta Cirincione, Giovanni Cassata, Luca Cicero, Giuseppe Piccione

“…Thirty Thoroughbred horses were divided into three groups of 10 subjects each according to the race distance: Group 1, 1200 m race; Group 2, 1600 m race; Group 3, 2000 m race. …”
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Acute exercise in a hot environment increases heat shock protein 70 and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α mRNA in Thoroughbred horse skeletal muscle by Yusaku Ebisuda, Kazutaka Mukai, Yuji Takahashi, Toshinobu Yoshida, Aoto Kawano, Tsubasa Matsuhashi, Hirofumi Miyata, Masayoshi Kuwahara, Hajime Ohmura

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Endurance race equines performance fed diets with oil levels Desempenho de equinos submetidos a enduro alimentados com níveis de óleo de soja na dieta by José Correa de Lacerda Neto, Eduardo Villela Villaça Freitas, Elias Nunes Martins, Carlos Eduardo Furtado, Roberta Ariboni Brandi, Antonio de Queiroz Neto, Leonir Bueno Ribeiro

“…The following variables were analyzed: lactate concentration (LA), Glucose (GL), Cardiac frequency (FC) and rectal temperature (TR). Twenty Arabian horses were used, 9.5 ±5.5 years old, weight 400 ± 30 kg, undergone to an 80 Km endurance race simulation in a treadmill. …”
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Poor Association between Facial Expression and Mild Lameness in Thoroughbred Trot-Up Examinations by Katrina A. Anderson, Ashleigh V. Morrice-West, Adelene S. M. Wong, Elizabeth A. Walmsley, Andrew D. Fisher, R. Chris Whitton, Peta L. Hitchens

“…Our objective was to determine if facial expressions could be used to detect mild lameness as an indicator of orthopaedic pain in ‘fit to race’ horses. The Horse Grimace Scale (HGS) and the facial expressions in ridden horses (FEReq), were used to score images (n = 380) of mildly lame (n = 21) and non-lame (n = 17) Thoroughbred horses by two independent observers. …”
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Modulatory roles of ergothioneine on heat shock protein-70, tumour necrosis factor-alpha, and rectal temperatures of Arabian stallions following race of 2000 m in a hot-dry environ... by Adakole Adah, Joseph Ayo, Peter Rekwot, Tagang Aluwong, Deborah Adah

“…Rectal temperature, serum HSP-70, and TNF-α concentrations of all horses were measured before commencement, immediately after, and 2 h after the exercise. …”
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Molecular evidence of <i>Babesia</i> infections in Spinose ear tick, <i>Otobius</i> <i>megnini</i> infesting stabled horses in Nuwara Eliya racecourse: A case study by G.C.P. Diyes, R.P.V.J. Rajapakse, R.S. Rajakaruna

“…<em>megnini</em> is a serious health problem in the well-groomed race horses in Nuwara Eliya. <em>Otobius</em> <em>megnini</em> collected from the ear canal of stabled horses in Nuwara Eliya racecourse were tested for three possible infections, <em>Rickettsia</em>, <em>Theileria</em> and <em>Babesia</em>. …”
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Arthroscopic Treatment of a Subchondral Bone Cyst via Stem Cells Application: A Case Study in Equine Model and Outcomes by Fernando Canonici, Daniele Marcoccia, Pamela Bonini, Valentina Monteleone, Elisa Innocenzi, Alessia Zepparoni, Annalisa Altigeri, Daniela Caciolo, Silvia Tofani, Paola Ghisellini, Cristina Rando, Eugenia Pechkova, Julietta V. Rau, Roberto Eggenhöffner, Maria Teresa Scicluna, Katia Barbaro

“…Given the aim to investigate the application of AMSCs in bone defects and orthopedic pathologies in horses, a four-year-old male thoroughbred racing horse that had never raced before was treated for lameness of the left hind leg caused by a cyst of the medial femoral condyle. …”
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Isolation and antibiotic susceptibilities of beta hemolytic streptococcus species from various body site infections with cytologic evidences in thoroughbred and arabian racehorses... by Alper METE

“…Streptococcal microorganisms mostly beta hemolytic streptococci are the most important and widespread bacterial agents causing infectious diseases in horses and they often follow a difficult course. The goals of the present study are to determine; i) together with cytologic findings, the system distributions of the beta hemolytic streptococci as a primary pathogen, ii) the susceptibility patterns to the most commonly used antibiotics in thoroughbred and Arabian racing horses iii) the presence of multiple antibiotics resistance of beta hemolytic streptococci encountered in horses. …”
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Conservatism of funeral rites of the western Balts by V.I. Kulakov

“…It was suggested that for seven centuries the inhabitants of the southeastern Baltic States maintained the custom of horse racing at the funeral ceremony, but its sacred meaning on the threshold of the New Age could be lost. …”
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Asian Americans’ Indifference to Black Lives Matter: The Role of Nativity, Belonging and Acknowledgment of Anti-Black Racism by Aggie J. Yellow Horse, Karen Kuo, Eleanor K. Seaton, Edward D. Vargas

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Racehorse welfare across a training season by Rachel Annan, Leah E. Trigg, Jo Hockenhull, Kate Allen, Deborah Butler, Mathilde Valenchon, Mathilde Valenchon, Siobhan Mullan, Siobhan Mullan

“…The overall prevalence of external Mouth Corner Lesions was 12.9% and was significantly higher for Flat racing than Jump racing horses. The majority of horses (67.5%) showed positive horse human interactions. …”
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Study of Morphological Indices of English Thoroughbred (E.T.H.) Adult Equine Material Bred to Izvin Stud, Timis County by Ioan Tapalaga, Dorel Dronca

“…This research was conducted in order to establish very clearly the morphological indices of the E.T.H. race bred to Izvin Stud, and also to highlight its strengths, weaknesses and sports skills. …”
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First Clinical Case of Equine Parvovirus-Hepatitis-Related Theiler’s Disease in Asia by Jungho Yoon, Taemook Park, Ahram Kim, Jongyoung Park, Byung-Joo Park, Hee-Seop Ahn, Hyeon-Jeong Go, Dong-Hwi Kim, Soontag Jung, Yeeun Seo, Joong-Bok Lee, Seung-Yong Park, Chang-Seon Song, Sang-Won Lee, In-Soo Choi

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