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Horse Health
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Major Colic Symposium Coming Up
On July 26-28, 2011, a symposium on equine colic will be hosted by the AAEP Foundation and presented by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. with support by the American Quarter Horse Foundation, Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, Intervet/Sch
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Mares Abort Fetuses After BLM Roundup
At least 20 pregnant mares stampeded during Antelope roundup spontaneously aborted their foals at the Bureau of Land Managementâs (BLMâs) Palomino Valley Adoption Center, the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign (AWHPC) announced today.
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Mutation for Cerebellar Abiotrophy Discovered
Geneticists in the US have identified a mutation that is associated with equine cerebellar abiotrophy (CA), a neurological condition found mainly in Arabian horses. The potential causative mutation involves two overlapping candidate genes that are
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Naturalist Addresses Wild Horse/Burro Issue
In An Open Letter Craig Downer, a Noted Naturalist, Politely Asks Obama Horse Board to Reconsider BLM Policy
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Newly Recognized Genetic Disorder
Hyperelastosis cutis (HC), more correctly referred to as hereditary equine regional dermis asthenia or HERDA, causes the skin on a horse's back to separate, lift off and even tear away when the horse carries a saddle or suffers a skin trauma.
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Nonveterinarians Performing Vet Services
When Bobby Griswold, a rodeo performer, was arrested, a clash between the Oklahoma State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and the Oklahoma Farm Bureau developed.   Mr.
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Officials Warn Against WNV and EEE
The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR) is warming horse owners about West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis and recommending that owners be aware of the risks linked to these diseases and advises protecting horse and oth
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Pelleted Catnip Is Effective Fly Repellent
Catnip, the plant that attracts domestic cats like an irresistible force, has proven 99 percent effective in repelling the blood-sucking flies that attack horses and cows. That's the word from a report published in ACS' biweekly Journal of Agri
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Piroplasmosis Continues to Spread
The number of horses in the United States confirmed with the parasitic infection equine piroplasmosis, as a result of an outbreak in Texas, now stands at 409.
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Research Shows High Obesity Rate in Pleasure Horses
Edited Press Release At least one in five horses used for leisure are overweight or obese. It's a condition which can [no-glossary]lead to laminitis and equine metabolic syndrome.