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Weekly Career News 2010 March 9 | Shepparton Career Info

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Yes- depending on the selection process for each course , your ATAR score, UMAT score and usually an interview will all be taken into consideration when selecting applicants for the course . How do I register?

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Weekly Career News 2010 March 9 | Shepparton Career Info

Eye Position and Animal Agility Study Published

Posted by: vso733  /  Category: Horse Health Care

New research from scientists in Liverpool has revealed the relationship between agility and vision in mammals. The study, published in February in the Journal of Anatomy, sampled 51 species to compare the relationship between agility and vision between…

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Eye Position and Animal Agility Study Published

Maggots Improve Chronic Hoof Puncture Wound Healing

Posted by: vso733  /  Category: Horse Health Care

You might have heard about the value of using medical maggots to clean infected, nonhealing wounds in horses and humans, but did you know they can also help clean up infection in structures deep within the hoof?

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Maggots Improve Chronic Hoof Puncture Wound Healing

Horse Stereotypies Vary by Discipline, Researchers Say

Posted by: vso733  /  Category: Horse Health Care

Some horses crib, some weave, some chew wood. Some have many in-stall habits, while others have practically none.

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Horse Stereotypies Vary by Discipline, Researchers Say

State Slaughter Bills Pending

Posted by: vso733  /  Category: Horse Health Care

Legislators in several states are again considering bills that address the slaughter of horses for human consumption.

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State Slaughter Bills Pending

Second Pack Horse Cruelty Trial Yields Guilty Verdicts

Posted by: vso733  /  Category: Horse Health Care

A Montana jury has found two men guilty of animal cruelty for starving and overworking three of their four horses during a pack trip through the Montana wilderness in the summer of 2008. Curtis Heydon, 38, was found guilty of 10 counts of animal..

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Second Pack Horse Cruelty Trial Yields Guilty Verdicts

Avoid Moldy Corn in Horse Feed

Posted by: vso733  /  Category: Horse Health Care

Farmers across the Midwest struggled last year to harvest their crops in what turned out to be an unseasonably wet autumn. These conditions led to reports of widespread mold in this year's corn crop. Moldy corn is a hazard for all species of livestock,..

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Avoid Moldy Corn in Horse Feed

Indistinct Gait Deficits: Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Causes

Posted by: vso733  /  Category: Horse Health Care

Strategies to identify specific problems of a horse with indistinct or unusual gait deficits, particularly if it's unclear whether they're related to the musculoskeletal system, neurologic deficits, or behavior, were discussed at the 2009…

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Indistinct Gait Deficits: Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Causes

Pasture Evaluation Program an Investment for Farms

Posted by: vso733  /  Category: Horse Health Care

As horse farm managers and owners face another year of tough economic times and high feeding costs, the University of Kentucky’s Horse Pasture Evaluation Program helps them stretch every dollar. The program, which will run from April to October,…

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Pasture Evaluation Program an Investment for Farms

Fetal Heart Rate Measurements Aid Health Monitoring

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Fetal heart rate monitoring during the second half of pregnancy can help veterinarians easily and reliably assess the health of the unborn foal, according to new research by German and Austrian veterinary scientists. However, it's unlikely to…

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Fetal Heart Rate Measurements Aid Health Monitoring