Do Feral Horses Have Predators?

They have no natural predators in North America, so their numbers can increase fast. Too many horses can put fragile desert and grasslands ecosystems at risk. Do wild horses have enemies? The horse, a prey animal, depends on flight as its primary means of survival. Its natural predators are large Read more…

What Does Saa Mean In Horses?

Serum amyloid A (SAA) is the major acute phase protein in horses. It is produced during the acute phase response (APR), a nonspecific systemic reaction to any type of tissue injury. In the blood of healthy horses, SAA concentration is very low, but it increases dramatically with inflammation. What is Read more…

What Is Alp In Horses?

Abstract. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is an enzyme present in intestinal mucosa, bile, bone, and renal tubule cells. We sought to assess the diagnostic and prognostic relationships of total ALP (ALPt) activity and that of intestine-derived ALP (ALPi) in serum and peritoneal fluid of 126 horses with colic. What does it Read more…