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Grant for laminitis group to study exercise’s effect
THE Royal Veterinary College, in collaboration with the Laminitis Consortium, the UK’s leading laminitis research body, has been awarded a grant of £134,425 by the Laminitis Trust, to investigate the effects of exercise on horses and ponies predisposed to pasture-associated laminitis.
Perhaps the most important issue in laminitis clinical research, especially for those who own or look after affected animals, is why some individuals seem to be predisposed to recurrent bouts of this potentially devastating condition and how their susceptibility to future episodes can be reduced.
This project aims to evaluate both aspects with the aim of identifying potentially beneficial management procedures.
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