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Horse Health
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Solve the Fly Problem Safely While Protecting Your Horses
âThere is no one thing, no magic bullet to controlling flies, but with time, patience and consistency you can reduce some of your fly populations up to eighty-five percent while protecting your horses ninety-nine percent.â
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Equine Herpes Virus Cases Result in Cancellation of Horse Shows in Illinois
âHorse shows in Illinois have been cancelled after three horses exhibited neurologic signs of equine herpes virus and two of those horses have been euthanized.â
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Study Shows Equine Piroplasmosis Infection Common in Donkeys in Italy
âA recent study focused on the different reactions in donkeys as compared to horses with natural piroplasmosis infection.â
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Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Issues Emergency Vesicular Stomatitis Requirements
âOklahoma has issued an emergency import requirement that livestock entering the state from a county where vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed or quarantined within the last 30 days for vesicular stomatitis shall be accompanied by a Certificate of V
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Researcher Uses Cannulated Horses in Colic Study
âReal-time access to a horseâs digestive system, provided by SIUâs cannulated horses, will help the researchers identify the profile of bacteria present and how that changes with diet, stress and travel and might lead to colic.â
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Announcing a New View of Navicular Disease
âWe call the Vet because our horse is lame, and too often the horse is diagnosed as âNavicularâ; however, instead of treating the cause by re-establishing natural hoof function, we treat the symptom.â
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Equine Hindgut Health and Microbial Balance; Potential Connections with Health and Lameness
âIn his study, Dr. Schell is working to answer the question: What is the connection between the equine gastrointestinal tract, digestion, nutrient absorption and diet, lifestyle and stressors, relative to equine health and lameness?.â
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The Mare That Defied the Odds Twice
âAlthough Charo faced two death-defying surgeries after severe cases of colic, with the aid of Ulcergard and the dedication of her owner barrel rider Lucchesse, Charo (Watch Texas) went on to become a champion in every sense of the word.â
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Take It Easy With Horse Turnout in Spring Pastures
Gradually introducing horses to spring pastures helps prevent diseases related to nutrition and diet, including colic and laminitis.
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Four Tips To Prevent Spread of Contagious Equine Diseases
âEach equine infectious disease outbreak is unique, and an existing plan may require modification for specific situations depending on the disease and the number of horses involved.â