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OQHA Now Requires Negative Test for Piroplasmosis
The Ohio Quarter Horse Association now requires certification of a negative blood test for equine piroplasmosis for all horses entering the Ohio Expo Center for the All American Quarter Horse Congress. The test must have been completed within one year
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Penn State Equine Research Team-A First
Twenty-three members of Penn State's Equine Research Team attended an undergraduate research symposium at Virginia Tech's Middleburg Agricultural Research Extension Center (MARE) earlier in April, joining with Virginia Tech students in sharing
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Equine Spring Tips from Omega Fields
Kristina Hiney, Ph.D., Omega Fields® Equine Nutrition Advisor, has prepared a series of Seasonal Tips which can be of great help to the horse owner transitioning their horses from one season to another.
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Horses in Deplorable Conditions
Sedgwick County officials are investigating a case of animal cruelty. It started Wednesday morning when the Sheriffâs Office was notified by Sedgwick County Animal Control saying several animals were living in deplorable conditions.
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Neglected Horses Seized in Maryland
Believed to be the largest case of horse abuse in Maryland history, more than 130 horses are found in terrible health on a farm in Queen Anneâs County. 133 horses were seized from the Canterbury Farm on the Eastern Shore dying of starvation and n
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California Horse Racing Board Considers Rule Changes
California Horse Racing Board has launched a 45-day public comment period on a controversial rule change that would void a claim when a claimed horse suffers a fatality during the running of a race or before returning to be unsaddled.
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BLM Launches New Fertitlity Control Study
A five-year trial is under way in Oklahoma to test a new formulation of the long-term horse contraceptive, PZP. The study is being undertaken by the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Geological Survey at the bureau's short-term holdin
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Steeplechase Racing Under Scrutiny
A horse died on the opening day of the Grand Annual Steeplechase carnival at Warrnambool, casting an even darker shadow over the future of jumps racing across the Tasman.
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Fly Sheets Repel Insects
Research at the Institute for Hygiene and Biotechnology at the Hohenstein Institutes, in Bönnigheim, carried out under the direction of Dr Timo Hammer in conjunction with HKM Sports Equipment GmbH, in Neuenhaus has resulted in development of a light f
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Bayer Teams with Conservation Group
The Equine Land Conservation Resource (ELCR) gained strong support recently when Bayer Animal Health agreed to be the exclusive sponsor of the 2011 ELCR Conservation Partners program.