The potential impact of intra-articular medications on the health of cartilage in joints has been debated for decades. Adding fuel to the fire is the recent finding that two common joint medications not only support cartilage cells, they also might help to protect cartilage from being damaged by some other substances sometimes used within the joint.
The researchers found that both triamcinolone and hyaluronic acid supported cartilage cells and protected cartilage from the toxic effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS; an endotoxin, which is a pro-inflammatory agent), amikacin, and/or the local anaesthetic mepivicaine.
View the Full article @ http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=12624#If you work around horses long enough, you'll be handling ones that have lameness, diarrhea, abortions, skin diseases, and even neurologic signs. Our first concern is generally for the horse's well-being, and the last for our own health, since, after all, who gets sick from a horse?
Zoonotic diseases are those that are transmissible between animals and people. This article is going to address only selected diseases that humans can obtain from horses by direct or indirect contact.The Horse: Possible Beet Pulp Shortage Reported in Eastern U.S.
A lack of plain beet pulp in several East Coast feed stores is fueling some speculation that a shortage could be in the works.
Beet pulp is a byproduct from the process of extracting simple sugars from sugar beets for the manufacture of table sugar. The pulp, which has 8-10% crude protein and 18% crude fiber, is often used as a livestock feed or equine supplement.
"We're in decent shape on beet pulp shreds, but many feed suppliers in the area are out," said Larry Drennen, of Oxford Feed & Lumber in Oxford, Penn. "It seems that last year's harvest hasn't made it through the full year."
While outages of plain beet pulp have been reported, the pulp with molasses seems to be readily available.
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