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Colic Prevention: Smart Tips to Reduce Your Horse's Risk
SmartPak powers healthy horses and happy riders, and one way they seek to accomplish that is through education. The Supplement Experts at SmartPak host monthly informational webinars, and this month the topic is on colic prevention with a session called â
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Colorado Equine Herpes Virus Quarantine Ends
 The Colorado Department of Agriculture has released the quarantine placed on a Douglas County premises after a case of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) was confirmed at the location.
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Common Link Found in US and European Horse Diseases
Researchers in Europe are confirming the results of research related to the likely cause of Seasonal Pasture Myopthy. Preliminary comparisons of the results from the US with cases of Atypical Myopathy in Europe suggest that the condition in the latter may
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Confirmed Case of Equine Influenza in French Event
The La Baule Organizing Committee Veterinary Advisors and the FEI have been constantly monitoring horses at the French event following a confirmed case of Equine Influenza in a horse that was competing in Le Touquet (FRA) last weekend.
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Gluten - Factor in Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Horses?
Chronic inflammatory small bowel disease has an increased prevalence in sport horses. The disorder is associated with intermittent colic, weight loss, poor performance and anemia.
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Gluten Sensitivity in Horses
Chronic inflammatory small bowel disease has an increased prevalence in sport horses. The disorder is associated with intermittent colic, weight loss, poor performance and anemia. Chronic inflammatory small bowel disease seems to have a predominance in dr
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Guelph Equine Colic Survey Ends Sept. 25!
Equine Guelph's colic survey is ending on September 25, 1012. If you haven't already taken the survey, now is the time to give them the input that will help in developing colic prevention programs. The more information they get through their surve
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Cornell AHDC Investigating Mystery Fevers in Horses
Horse owners across the states are facing a number of distressing fevers of unknown origins. At the Cornell University Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC), Dr. Linda Mittel fields a growing number of calls about mysterious fevers of unknown origins (
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Hendra Virus Confirmed in Queensland Horse
Testing has confirmed that a horse that was euthanized on Tuesday in Queensland was infected with the Hendra virus. According to officials at Biosecurity Queensland a positive test result from samples taken from the animal at Mackay was received on Wed
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Could Your Horse Have Undiagnosed EPM?
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a master of disguise. This serious disease can be difficult to diagnose because its signs often mimic other health problems in the horse and signs can range from mild to severe.