{"id":1166,"date":"2015-05-12T18:44:09","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T18:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2015-05-12T18:44:09","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T18:44:09","slug":"solving-problems-for-animals-providing-insight-into-human-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/animal-science\/solving-problems-for-animals-providing-insight-into-human-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Solving Problems for Animals, Providing Insight into Human Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have read over this old\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ucdavis.edu\/ucdavis-today\/2015\/february\/03-foals.html\" target=\"_blank\">UC Davis\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0about treatment for newborn horses with\u00a0neonatal maladjustment syndrome several times, and wanted to talk about it. Unfortunately, we&#8217;ve been struggling with what to what to say, because they cover virtually all the angles in the\u00a0article\u00a0&#8212; we&#8217;d be doing little more than paraphrasing, why bother with commentary? So with that in mind, just <a href=\"http:\/\/ucdavis.edu\/ucdavis-today\/2015\/february\/03-foals.html\" target=\"_blank\">follow the link and read it<\/a>. It&#8217;s fairly substantial, but well worth it if you are interested in the issues it touches on: animal welfare, veterinary science, and even autism.<\/p>\n<p>It is a fascinating, heartwarming, and inspirational piece illustrating ingenious problem solving that improves the lives of animals and those who care for them &#8212; with the potential for understanding and helping human beings down the road, as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1167\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1167\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1167\" src=\"http:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MareAndFoal-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"MareAndFoal\" width=\"450\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MareAndFoal-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MareAndFoal.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center>Veterinary researchers have reduced the symptoms of maladjustment in foals by employing the &#8220;Madigan Foal Squeeze Procedure,&#8221; which mimics the pressure normally experienced in the birth canal. Foals are up and about, join the mare and begin nursing afterward.<\/center><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is a fascinating, heartwarming, and inspirational piece illustrating ingenious problem solving that improves the lives of animals and those who care for them.<br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1166"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1170,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166\/revisions\/1170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}