A successful start for a foal is highly dependent on sufficient intake of high-quality colostrum. In this blog, we discuss the production and quality of colostrum, as well as the assessment of immunoglobulin levels in the foal’s blood using the VMRD reader. Additionally, we cover relevant products that can be used in cases where the foal has not absorbed enough colostrum.
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- Posted: Mars 04, 2025Lire plus »
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Nutrition plays a fundamental role in veterinary medicine, where a balanced diet and proper management are of utmost importance. The product development department at Grovet is dedicated to innovating and optimising equine feeds and supplements.
In this blog, our product developer and nutrition consultant, Michelle Bakker, takes you behind the scenes to explore the steps we have taken in developing one of our latest products: Bonpard Equimel.
- Posted: Février 05, 2025Lire plus »
Bonpard introduces a new product: Colostrum powder for foals and horses.
What is Bonpard Colostrum, and Who is it For?
Bonpard Colostrum is a pure, freeze-dried bovine colostrum powder (95%) combined with a prebiotic. This product is specifically designed to support a healthy start in life for newborn foals. It provides an effective supplement to the mare’s colostrum, which is essential for the development of the foal’s immune system. Additionally, Bonpard Colostrum can be used for horses of any age with temporarily or persistently reduced immunity due to illness, weather changes, or those undergoing intensive training.
- Posted: Janvier 13, 2025Lire plus »
In 2025, Proveto will organise the 19th edition of the Veterinary Sport Horse Congress in conjunction with Jumping Amsterdam. Equine veterinarians from all over the world will come to Amsterdam at the end of January 2025 to meet, unite and share the latest developments and veterinary knowledge.
The annual Veterinary Sport Horse Congress is the highlight for international sport horse veterinarians worldwide!
At the Veterinary Sport Horse Congress, Grovet sponsors a unique Satellite Seminar covering important international topics for sport horse veterinarians, such as the optimal treatment of orthopaedic disorders in horses. This year with speakers such as: Christiana Ober (UK), Kyla Ortved (USA) and Sherry Johnson
- Posted: Janvier 08, 2025Lire plus »
The start of the new year marks a special time: the beginning of the foaling season. For many mares, this is a period of pregnancy and parturition, requiring intensive care and guidance from you as an equine veterinarian. To support you during this critical phase, we are pleased to provide information over the coming months to help ensure the reproductive cycle proceeds as smoothly as possible.
This blogpost offers an introductory overview of potential medical challenges in pregnant mares and newborn foals. We briefly discuss possible solutions and tools we can provide, starting with the early phase when fertility issues may arise. We then address the pregnancy period, the birth process, and the first days of the foal’s life.
In the coming weeks, a series of blogs will delve deeper into medical challenges and corresponding
- Posted: Décembre 23, 2024Lire plus »
We would like to inform you of important updates regarding the veterinary medicinal product OXTRA DD 100 mg/ml, which impact the withdrawal periods for milk from cattle and sheep.
Key updates:
- Withdrawal period for milk from cattle (administered every 24 hours): Previously 144 hours, now reduced to 72 hours.
- Withdrawal period for milk from sheep (administered every 24 hours): Previously 144 hours, now reduced to 120 hours.
The withdrawal periods for meat and other species remain unchanged. For further details, please refer to the updated product information available on our website.
- Posted: Décembre 17, 2024Lire plus »
Effective January 1st 2025, the VAT rate on a wide range of animal feed and related products will increase from 9% to 21%, as determined by the Dutch Tax Office. This adjustment applies to all complementary feeds, including but not limited to feed supplements, dietary feeds, rearing milk, vitamins, minerals, and other feed additives. Consequently, Grovet is required to implement the new 21% VAT rate for all deliveries made on or after this date.
It is recommended that invoicing processes be updated accordingly to ensure compliance.
For further details, please consult the official notice issued by the Dutch Tax Office
- Posted: Novembre 05, 2024Lire plus »
While nutrition has historically been considered the appropriate amount of nutrients needed for energy, to maintain weight and promote growth, the majority of dietary effects may actually occur in ways that are, in fact, not always obvious to the naked eye. This is until there is evidence of a health concern. But what is consumed through the daily diet really begins by influencing at the level of the cell and has a profound effect on each and every living animal. What the horse consumes has the ability to benefit so many areas of health, including immunity, athletic performance, reproduction, metabolism, longevity and more. But what the horse takes in daily also has the ability to interfere or take away from the health and well-being of the animal. A specific fat, the omega-3 fatty acid, has a significant role in equine nutrition due to its multiple applications
- Posted: Octobre 21, 2024Lire plus »
Many of today's equestrian businesses still use, in terms of management and training, methods based on insights from the last century. If we, as a profession, want to continue supporting equestrian sports in a positive way over the next decade, it is essential to revise these methods and provide horse owners with sufficient practical tools to do so.
The crucial role of proper rations
Nutrition plays a vital role within managing horse welfare; a proper ration is essential. Although
- Posted: Octobre 10, 2024Lire plus »
HorStem is the first registered veterinary medicine based on mesenchymal stem cells obtained from the umbilical cord of horses. Stem cells reduce lameness in horses with mild to moderate degenerative joint disease (OA).
It is a ready-to-use, sterile, injectable suspension for intra-articular use in horses. Each vial contains 15 million active stem cells, more than enough to achieve the minimum effective dose in the joint regardless of the degree of inflammation or the patient's immune system status.
How does HorStem work?
The mechanism of action of HorStem is illustrated in the figure on the right. Mesenchymal stem cells are activated in the synovium by inflammatory cytokines. In response, they secrete anti-inflammatory cytokines such as Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2).
While PGE2 is primarily known for its pro-inflammatory effects, it also plays a crucial role in regulating inflammation. It is one of the major immunomodulatory cytokines in the body.
When applied to horses with OA, HorStem inhibits T-cell proliferation, reduces the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines like TNF-alpha, and decreases the presence of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) that contribute to the breakdown of cartilage's extracellular matrix. Studies have shown that these effects are mediated by PGE2. (1)
Moreover, umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells stimulate the production of anti-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, and TGF-beta. As the inflammatory response ceases