27/03/2024
The Royal Veterinary College in London (RVC) is looking for horses or ponies that have been tested for PPID (Equine Cushing’s disease) within the last 1-3 months. Please share with your clients, friends, colleagues to help the RVC with the research.
The RVC has launched a two-year long study where researchers will use a recently developed quality of life (QoL) assessment tool to monitor the QoL of horses and ponies newly diagnosed with PPID and those of a similar age that have tested negative for PPID.
Owners who wish to participate can sign up for the study at: https://rvc.uk.com/PPID-survey-2023-stage1
More information about the study can be found at: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/research/projects/objective-assessment-of-the-quality-of-life-of-equines-with-pituitary-pars-intermedia-dysfunction
Objective assessment of the quality of life of equines with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) is a common hormone disease of older equines. A recently developed tool to allow objective assessment of quality-of-life is now being used in a longitudinal....
