Search Results for: testing

Diabetes In Horses

By Equisearch  |  April 1, 2005

…NSC hay you can find. Most hay-testing services don’t provide NSC testing, but you can get it done by sending your sample to either Litchfield Laboratories, www.litchlab.com, or Equi-Analytical, www.equi-analytical.com….

Zero Tolerance

By HorseJournal  |  January 31, 2005

In the wake of the Olympic drugging scandal, debates regarding drug testing are raging. Is it too sensitive’ Should zero-tolerance rules be abandoned’ Do they sometimes produce “unfair” positives’ No,…

Riding Helmet Safety Standards Explained

By Equisearch  |  October 8, 2003

…Safety Equipment Institute (SEI) ensures that they are followed by manufacturers, who do their own in-house testing or contract the testing out to other laboratories. SEI representatives periodically visit labs…

Win The Allergy War

By HorseJournal  |  October 1, 2001

…methods and results of RAST testing aren’t terribly reliable (see sidebar on allergy testing at end of story) because food allergies may be of the delayed-hypersensitivity type rather than immediate…

AQHA Continues Focus on Animal Welfare Issues

By Equisearch  |  February 22, 2017

…testing for anabolic steroids at sale companies as a condition of consignment Endorse mandatory testing of claimed horses for anabolic steroids Endorse and consolidate testing at accredited laboratories Action Plan…

Safety In Equine Feeds

By HorseJournal  |  September 28, 2017

…animal feeds. They also work in conjunction with the FDA and USDA to establish surveillance systems. Testing is performed under the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, CFSAN….

Ask Horse Journal: 01/04

By HorseJournal  |  January 1, 2004

…the equine orthopedic surgery department of your closest veterinary school. Current estimates are that about 75% of cases are improved by the surgery. ———- EPO Testing Begins EPO stands for…