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Horse Health
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Case of Equine Infectious Anemia Confirmed
An equine biosecurity alert has been issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency which oversees biosecuity and livestock including equines. The CFIA report of April 15, 2011, indicates the first case of Equine Infectious Anemia also called "Swamp F
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Equine ICU To Provide State-of-art Care
The University of Liverpool, which provides specialist care for large racing events such as the John Smith Grand National, is to establish a £2 million intensive care unit (ICU) at its Equine Hospital.
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All EHV-1 Quarantines Lifted at Cornell
The last quarantines for Equine Herpes Virus-1 at the Cornell Equine Research Park and the Annex will be lifted on April 19, 2011, according to Michael Kotlikoff, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. The lifting of the quarantine at the Cornell
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AQHA Test Requirements for Piroplasmosis
Although Equine Piroplasmosis is not common in the United States, AQHA is announcing testing requirements for the disease because international horse travel necessitates precautions.
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Equine Neonatal Intensive Care
Pamela Wilkins, a professor of equine internal medicine and emergency/critical care at the University of Illinois has authored a new paper on equine neonatal intensive care which offers guidance to large-animal veterinarians and horse owners while de
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Special Horse Helps Autistic Children
According to the American Quarter Horse Foundation Quarterly, a very special horse is helping some very special children. At first, âMagicâ sounded perfect. The bay American Quarter Horse gelding had done it all: He had jumped, been a pony hors
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Horse Tests Positive for Equine Herpes
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has quarantined a horse farm in Colts Neck, Monmouth County, after six horses contracted the neurologic form of Equine Herpes Virus, Type One (EHV-1).
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Testing for Equine Cushing's Disease
According to the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University, the most commonly used diagnostic tests for diagnosis and treatment of equine Cushingâs are the endogenous ACTH & Insulin baseline in combination, the dexamethasone-suppression t
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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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Rubber Pavers Improve Horse Health
A special report by the Center for Equine Health at the University of California, Davis, reveals that synthetic horse track surfaces using recycled rubber have the lowest values for vibration variables, which reduces the forces incurred by bones, joint