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Scientists seek a way forward to solve equine grass sickness mystery

Equine grass sickness (EGS) remains one of veterinary science's most frustrating mysteries: what causes this debilitating and often fatal disease? Why does one horse develop it and not another? Why do some survive while others don't?

Although scientists are still a long way from gleaning concrete answers, progress is being made in piecing together the puzzle, with the country's leading experts recently coming together for the Equine Grass Sickness Fund (EGSF) Conference to discuss

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