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Equine Research Coordination Group

 
Newest White Paper:
 

Improving the Outcome after Tendon and Ligament Injuries

 
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Mission
 
To advance the health and welfare of horses by promoting the discovery and sharing of new knowledge, enhancing awareness of the need for targeted research, educating the public, expanding fundraising opportunities, and facilitating cooperation among funding agencies.

 
Participants

The Equine Research Coordination Group (ERCG) is a group comprised of researchers and organizations that support equine research. Participants in the ERCG include equine foundations and multiple university research representatives. Current participants include:


 
Objectives
 
1. Increase funding for equine research.
2. Provide education on the importance and benefits of funding equine research.
3. Coordination of research information within the equine research community.
4. Explore opportunities for joint funding of equine research projects.
5. Identify the current needs of researchers and research community.
 

 
ERCG White Paper Archive 
 
Management Key to Preventing Heaves in Horses
 
Research Needed to Better Understand Navicular Disease
What Horse Owners Should Know About Strangles
Effective Prevention Needed for EPM
 
Diagnostic and Surgical Arthroscopy
Placental Infections Cause Majority of Premature Foal Births
  
 
  

Protecting Against the Emergent Neuropathogenic Strain of Equine Herpesvirus-1

 
Equine Colic Research: Future Prospects for an Age-old Problem
 

The Equine Genome: What it Means for the Future of Horse Health

 
 
Research of pneumonia seeks to save foals' lives
 
Ensuring a Bright Future for Equine Research
 
Equine Research Coordination Group Sets Goals for Progress

Barbaro Injury Highlights Need for Laminitis Research Funding

Research Summit Addresses Need for Increased Funding for Equine Projects