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Horse Health
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WHW Fights to Change Transport Laws
Every year, 80,000 terrified horses are packed into trucks and driven thousands of miles across Europe to slaughter. World Horse Welfare (WHW) continues its fight change the laws and regulations governing this transportation.
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Winter Driving Tips for Horse Owners
With the change of seasons, USRider â the national provider of roadside emergency assistance for equestrians â reminds those who travel with horses to be careful when traveling and invest time doing routine preventive trailer maintenance to enhance th
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World Vets Provide Donkey Clinics in Tanzania
A World Vets [no-glossary]team will work with ASPCA in Arusha, Tanzania to provide much needed veterinary assistance to the donkeys of the Maasai, Meru and Arusha people, June 21-29, 2012.
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$2.9 Million Equine Arteritis Virus Study Grant Awarded
According to UKAg News, Udeni Balasuriya, a professor at the University of Kentucky Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, recently received $2.9 million to identify the genetic factors responsible for establishment of the equine arteritis virus (EAV) c
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Equine Cancer and Your Horse
The Equine Cancer Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education of all horse owners on equine cancer. ECS also helps to raise funds for equine cancer research. In their effort to educate horse owners, leaders in the Society offer clinics
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Alert! African Horse Sickness Continues to Spread
The Eastern Cape MEC of Environmental Affairs, Mcebisi Jonas, must intervene and act immediately to curb the spread of the highly infectious and deadly African Horse Sickness that has already claimed more than 20 Eastern Cape horses in the last few days.
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Herpesvirus Outbreak Study Reveals Neurologic Risk Factors
A recent study found potential epidemiologic factors associated with the development of the neurologic form of EHV-1. (The neurologic form of equine herpesvirus type-1, or EHV-1, is known as equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy, or EHM).
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A Happy New Year of Laminitis Research by AHF
The Animal Health Foundation has announced that it will continue to support horse health through laminitis research in 2013.
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Managing Liver Disease in Horses with Nutrition
According to research at the Kentucky Equine Research Center, the nutritional management of liver disease in horses is aimed at reducing dietary protein and the amount of ammonia and other gut-derived toxins that affect the nervous system.
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Merial Programs Highlight Equine Health Care
When it comes to their equine companions, most horse owners are committed to providing them with the best of care. Itâs not uncommon to hear them lovingly lament: âHe gets new shoes more often than I do.â âMy horseâs trailer is nicer than my h