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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Improving PRP Therapy in Horses for Skin, Joint, Hoof Health

Courtesy of Kentucky Equine Research

Platelets are specialized cells that circulate in the blood, uniting with one another and forming clots when they recognize compromised blood vessels. When platelets are harvested from horses and concentrated to create platelet-rich plasma (PRP), veterinarians can apply them to wounds, inject them into injured tendons and ligaments, use them for horses with laminitis or endometritis, and even infuse them into joints to help with osteoarthritis.

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