News: Horses
Update on equine services
24/7 services at the Equine Health and Performance Centre will recommence from 22 January.
What makes vets feel good at work?
Researchers investigate the positive side of veterinary work and what brings vets pleasure in their job.
August is International Dental Month for Horses
Did you know horses have 36 teeth and up to four wolf teeth?
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Let the horse breeding season begin at the Equine Health and Performance Centre
We welcome Dr Bradley Newman to the Theriogenology team and look forward to working with him.
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Horse workshop trains Equine Health & Performance staff
A visit to the vet is often a foreign and stressful event for horses and their owners. As such, the staff at the EH&PC are interested in learning how to handle and interact with our patients in a more ethical and safe manner, that minimises stress to horses and their owners.
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HIP, HIP… NEIGH! Birthday time for the University’s oldest horses
Roseworthy campus' oldest horses turned 28 and celebrated with carrot cake, party hats and lots of friends.
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Respiratory evaluations at a markedly reduced rate until the end of October 2019!
Mild to moderate equine asthma has been identified as one of the main causes of poor performance (including reduced willingness to go forward) in race, pleasure and sport horses. It is a multifactorial syndrome, with a poorly defined cause and affects adult horses, of any age and breed.
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New Equine and Livestock vehicles come to you
If you didn’t recognise the Production Animal Health Centre and Equine Health & Performance Centre on site vehicles before you will now!
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On call vets and students to patrol the Royal Adelaide Show
University of Adelaide vets and veterinary medicine students will provide 24/7 care to valuable show animals at the upcoming Royal Adelaide Show.
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Equine staff support Tom Quilty Gold Cup
University of Adelaide Equine Health and Performance Centre staff supported South Australia’s high-performance endurance event, the Tom Quilty Gold Cup, in July.
