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since we now know that low blood pres- sure during anesthesia is associated with muscle damage and poor recovery; we know nutrition and osteochondrosis are re- lated and therefore we feed young horses differently today; Clostridium difficile bacteria can cause life-threatening diar- rhea in horses, inflammation of the small intestine, as well as abscess formation fol- lowing intramuscular injections, but treat- ment is often possible with selective use of antimicrobials. This is just a small list of how Equine Guelph-supported research has led to better equine care and welfare. Koch himself has seen his research
advance, with the help of EG funding − Stem cells are now routinely used to treat horses with tendon and ligament injuries at the Ontario Veterinary College. “I am excited about my new role as this helps me to give back to the industry,” says Koch. “EG has been absolutely instrumental to the establishment of my research program in equine stem cells and regenerative med- icine.” On the prospect of continued equine
research Koch is more tempered since EG research funding is not a given and cur- rently there are very few dollars available for equine research. Historically, research funds have mostly come from the Ontario racing industry represented by the Stan- dardbred, Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse organizations. The E.P. Taylor Foundation contributes additional fund- ing. Recently, Ontario Equestrian has be- come an important partner as a provider of research funding. Prof. Jeff Thomason’s ten year tenure
as research chair has seen challenges fac- ing the racing industry resulting in re- duced support of equine research. Despite these formidable challenges, research funds have been available to support re- search. Thank you, Prof. Thomason for the hard work over the years to support, pro- mote and celebrate equine research! Your donation is leveraged to create
more. Changes in the Ontario racing in- dustry emphasize the need for the industry to come together as a whole to support the development of new information from ev- idenced-based studies. Every donation counts and your donation can help lever- age success! The Equine Guelph Research Com-
mittee, consisting of industry representa- tives and equine faculty members, oversees the allocation of research funds, and is co-chaired by an industry and a fac- ulty representative. As the new faculty co-Chair of the
committee as of December 1, 2017, Koch and many others are actively seeking to re- store a sustainable research funding mech- anism. “Many people are not aware of the large ripple effect generated by Equine Guelph research funds. That initial re- search dollar provided by EG allows re- searchers to apply for student stipends and gain access to research horses at a very re- duced cost through the University of Guelph and OMAFRA partnership,” Koch explains. As a research program gets es- tablished, the faculty member is able to compete for further funding outside of the University, which grows their research programs. The training of equine Board certified specialists also relies on these ini- tial research funds. Sound public policy decision-making also relies on independ- ent peer-reviewed research and access to independent experts. Reduced research funds are therefore about much more than simple loss of discoveries and the devel- opment of new diagnostic tools and treat- ment. This is why Koch is so determined
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