Veterinary Equine Medical Research

Proximal sesamoid bone fatigue in Thoroughbred racehorses is associated with palmar osteochondral disease in the adjacent third metacarpal bone condyle

This study examines the association between proximal sesamoid bone fatigue and palmar osteochondral disease in Thoroughbred racehorses using CT scans and identifies significant correlations between structural changes in these areas.

Beyond compliance: evaluating the impact of assent-based training on equine behavior and the human-horse relationship.

This study compares assent-based training (ABT) and traditional equine training (TET) on horse behavior and human-horse interaction, finding ABT promotes more positive engagement and reduced refusal behaviors.

Force sharing between plantarflexor muscles in sheep during treadmill gait

This study examines force sharing between plantarflexor muscles in sheep during treadmill gait, finding that both muscles increase force with speed and incline, but the superficial digital flexor consistently produces greater absolute force than the medial gastrocnemius.

Effects of a temporary period on pasture on the transcriptomic signature of horses housed in individual boxes

This study examines how pasture access affects the transcriptomic profile of horses, finding that resilient individuals show reduced inflammation and increased growth-related gene expression.

Sleep quality and quantity and their associations with age, salivary cortisol and abnormal behaviours: a preliminary field study in racing thoroughbreds.

Validating the Nordic Thingy:53 as an Accessible Tool for Equine Behavioural Analysis using Edge AI

This study evaluates machine learning models on the Nordic Thingy:53 platform to recognize equine gaits and behaviors using accelerometer data, achieving high accuracy with sufficient training data.

Exploring the association between stress-related hormonal changes, behaviours and facial movements after a trotting exercise in French Standardbred

This study examines how stress hormones, behaviors, and facial movements change in horses after trotting exercise, finding links between hormone levels and specific behaviors indicating stress.

A simple analytical model for predicting locomotive ground reaction forces

The paper develops an analytical model to predict ground reaction forces in foals using the Froude number, achieving lower error than nonlinear models.

A functional single nucleotide polymorphism upstream of the collagen type III gene may contribute to catastrophic fracture risk in Thoroughbred horses.

This study identifies a functional SNP upstream of COL3A1 associated with fracture risk in Thoroughbred horses and shows it may affect SOX11 binding and promoter activity.