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Horse Health
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Horse Vaccinations for West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis Highly Recommended
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is cautioning horse owners to vaccinate their animals against the potentially deadly West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis diseases.
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Warming Weather Brings Mosquito-borne West Nile Virus to Horses and Humans
As with humans, most horses infected with the virus do not show symptoms or become sick, but according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a third of horse-related cases with critical symptoms, the horses die.
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Vesicular Stomatitis Reported in Texas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reported Vesicular Stomatitis (VS), in the State of Texas with five horses confirmed as having the viral disease. The confirmed cases are in Kinney County, southeast of Del Rio.
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Horse Health Research Presented at Woodbine
Ontario Veterinary College researchers shared some of their latest results during a presentation at Woodbine racetrack with the goal of reaching out to the "backstretch family" of trainers, riders, jockeys, grooms, veterinarians and others who contribute
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Is Your Horse Getting Enough Water?
As spring progresses into summer, most horses are engaged in a higher level of activity, and lack of water consumption during these times of greater activity can lead to dehydration.
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NSAIDs May Be Harmful to Your Horse
NSAIDs may help mask lameness while reducing pain, swelling, and inflammation, but they can also be very harmful to equines by contributing to GI ulcers, diarrhea from colitis and colic, which may trigger bouts of laminitis.
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Equine Herpesvirus Threat Causes Cancellation of Memorial Weekend Rodeo
A rodeo scheduled for Memorial weekend in Colorado Springs has been canceled and the events center is under quarantine amid concerns about a herpes-infected horse that was euthanized last week.
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Equine Guelph Launches Senior Horse Challenge
Recognizing changes and not just dismissing them as "old age setting in" is a large part of the responsibility assumed when caring for the senior horse and Equine Guelph has the tools in Senior Horse Challenge to help horse owners.
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Horse Deaths Linked to Use of Compounded Drugs
A University of Florida veterinarian has issued an alert about the compounded drug produced by a Kentucky pharmacy after the deaths of two thoroughbred horses and neurological problems in six others at an Ocala training facility.
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Horse Owners Warned about New Cases of Equine Herpes Virus-1
A Kansas State University equine specialist is warning horse owners of a highly contagious virus recently identified in Kansas and Wisconsin.