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2014 Equine West Nile Virus Update: Fourteen Confirmed Equine Cases in California
Clinical signs of West Nile Virus may cause a wide range of clinical illness ranging from mildâ flu-likeâ signs to encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) that may be fatal to both humans and horses.
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Your Horse's Legs: Common Injuries and How We Can Treat Them
Every year riders are plagued with limb injuries to their equine partners. Sometimes this is a small blip in the training schedule, other times it spells the end of a competitive season.
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NSC and ACTH - Double Trouble in the Fall
Horses are more likely to suffer from laminitis in the fall than any other time of year for two reasons - high non-structural carbohydrates from cooler nighttime temperatures and increased blood ACTH secretion from the pituitary gland.
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Veterinarians Recommend Vaccine for Potentially Fatal Disease in Horses
Eastern Equine Encephalitis is completely preventable with a vaccination, and since immunity only lasts between six and 12 months, owners are encouraged to have their horses vaccinated every spring and fall.
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New Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Reported in New York
A second horse in Oneida County has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis following the death of a year and a half old horse from the Town of Vienna that died from the virus last weekend.
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Disaster Preparedness for Horse Owners
September is National Preparedness Month, so it is a good time for horse owners to make sure their horses are included in disaster plans to make sure horses remain calm and safe.
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Transitioning to Hay? Dr. Getty's Advice to Help Avoid Colic
To prevent digestive health problems, be consistently consistent with your horseâs care and feeding, make slow [no-glossary]transitions, and allow your horse to be a horse.
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Mosquito-borne Diseases Continue To Threaten Horses Across the USA
In spite of changing autumn weather, horse owners across New York and throughout the country are being urged to vaccinate their animals against mosquito-borne diseases.
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Lameness Locator News
Equinosis, LLC, manufacturer of the Lameness Locator®, has redesigned its website to better handle the growing number of equine practitioners who have expressed interest in knowing more about the wireless inertial sensor-based objective lameness evaluati
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New Cases of Equine Herpesvirus-1 Reported in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin state veterinarian recommends that horses with a fever and symptoms of contagious respiratory infection should be kept at home and not taken to shows, competitions, clinics or public trail rides.