RESEARCH

Please help with our research.
If you have had a recent case of Equine Grass Sickness on your premises, please fill in our case report form. You can either do this on-line - CLICK HERE, or you can print out a form and post it to us - CLICK HERE.

RESEARCH REFERENCES
A year by year listing of publications and authors. CLICK HERE

Grass Sickness Fund 
RESEARCH GRANT
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 RESEARCH GRANT FORM 
(PDF format)

EGSF Funds Mule Colic Study in Ethiopia (PDF file)
Tess Sprayson MRCVS, Devon and Dr Elspeth Milne, Division of Veterinary Pathology, Edinburgh University
June 2005

Potential management practices which may reduce the risk of grass sickness.
Dr. Scott Pirie
, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RG
November 2005

  Results of an epidemiological study of recurrence of equine grass sickness on affected premises
Emma Hedderson*, Richard Newton & James Wood
, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, *Imperial College, Wye Campus. Footnote added April 2006.

A comparative study of the bacteriology of the GI tract of horses suffering from Equine Grass Sickness and healthy animals.
Lynsey Garrett, Department of Medical Microbiology at the University of Edinburgh.
June 2001

Role of Clostridium botulinum in EGS.
Professor Ian Poxton
, Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh Medical School.

'A Case Control Study to investigate the role of Clostridium botulinum in equine grass sickness'.
Miss Helen McCarthy, Dr Christopher Proudman, Dr Nigel French, Prof. Barrie Edwards and Mr Keith Miller.
University of Liverpool Equine Grass Sickness Research

Can urine testing aid the early diagnosis of Grass Sickness?
Constanze Fintl, Bruce McGorum
(Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies)
Elspeth Milne (Scottish Agricultural College, Veterinary Science Division, Dumfries)

Detection of Specific Antibodies to Clostridium Botulinum Type C in the Colostrum and Milk of Mares
Leonie C Hunter
, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh Medical School

Residual Damage in Treated Cases of Grass Sickness
Dr D. L. Doxey
September 1999

Grass Sickness and Botulism
Keith Miller MRCVS,
Biotrix, Peebles
March 1999

Plenylephrine Eyedrops as a Diagnostic Test in Grass Sickness
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Midlothian

Equine Grass Sickness Clover Trial
Dr Bruce McGorum, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Midlothian
March 2001

Research References
Bibliography of Equine Grass Sickness research from 1928 to present day.