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Cost of referral treatment for colic in the United Kingdom—What has changed in the last 5 years?

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F.E. Wilson, T.S. Mair and S.L. Freeman | Equine Veterinary Journal | August 2025
The aims of this cross-sectional study were to evaluate any changes in the cost of referral treatment for colic, the cost of insurance cover and the readability of insurance documents between 2018 and 2023…

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Use of human behaviour change models to investigate horse owner intention to adopt emergency colic recommendations

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Lightfoot, K.L., Frost, E., Burford, J.H., England, G.C.W. and Freeman, S.L. | Equine Veterinary Journal | May 2023
The aim of this study was to investigate UK horse owners’ attitudes and practices associated with colic emergency planning through the application of two behavioural models: the Trans-theoretical model and the Theory of Planned Behaviour…

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Comparison of the colic incidence in a horse population with or without inclusion of germinated barley in the diet

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L. Troya, J. Blanco, I. Romero and M. Re | Equine Veterinary Education | April 2020
The aim of this observational study was to determine if the inclusion of germinated barley as a supplement to the daily ration would decrease the incidence of colic in a population of horses…

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Horse owners’ knowledge, and opinions on recognising colic in the horse

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A. Bowden, J.H. Burford, M.L. Brennan, G.C.W. England and S.L. Freeman | Equine Veterinary Journal | August 2019
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate horse owners’ knowledge, understanding of and experience with equine colic and to describe the factors that affect their approach to a horse with clinical signs of abdominal pain…

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