Variability in performance of agility dogs navigating a dynamic obstacle.

Introduction: During agility performance, dogs complete a preset obstacle course. The teeter, also known as the seesaw, is the only dynamic contact obstacle. Dogs handle dynamic obstacles differently than static obstacles due to the need for increased coordination and postural control.

α-Casozepine supplementation shows no effect on foals' growth and cortisol levels before and after weaning.

Objective: The goal of this study was to determine whether oral administration of α-casozepine (Zylkene) supplementation decreases the risk of disease in foals, as measured through salivary cortisol levels, temperature, clinical signs of disease, and body weight before and after weaning.

Animals: 20 Thoroughbred foals were observed over 10 weeks, beginning 14 days prior to the time of weaning.

Methods: Experimental foals were randomly selected and given α-casozepine daily for 10 weeks, while the controls received a placebo with the same frequency as the experimental group.