Talk About Laminitis Australia

Talk about laminitis tal has been working since 2012 to raise awareness of this link between laminitis and hormonal disease so that laminitic horses can be routinely tested for hormonal disease and therefore managed appropriately depending on their diagnosis.

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All e mails from the system will be sent to this address. Equine cushing s disease also known as ppid is one of the most common problems affecting the endocrine hormonal system of horses and ponies. This research group has made a number of significant breakthroughs that have led to changes in the clinical approach and management of this important equine disease. Laminitis the foot.

Laminitis is a common painful and ultimately potentially devastating condition affecting the feet and hooves of horses and ponies. The australian equine laminitis research unit aelru within the uq school of veterinary science has been a world leader in equine laminitis research since the mid 1990s. Penny was successfully treated for ppid. Results of 14251 horses tested for ppid as part of talk about laminitis 2012 2013.

While we don t currently have a full reference range for the year it looks like horse in australia will have upper reference value closer to. In the foot of the normal horse or pony the hoof wall and the pedal bone the lowest bone in the foot are joined together by a finely structured tissue called the laminae. Talk about laminitis is a national disease awareness initiative provided by boehringer ingelheim animal health to improve awareness and understanding of the underlying endocrine causes of laminitis. A valid e mail address.