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Equine Condition Difficult to Diagnose
Equine proliferative enteropathy (EPE) is an emerging intestinal disease primarily of recently weaned foals. Lawsonia intracellularis, the causative bacterium of EPE, is capable of inducing similar disease in many animal species, most notably swine. Ac
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Equine Herpesvirus Outbreak in California
Below are official notices of EHV-1 outbreaks in California from the California Department of Food and Agriculture:
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Mares Abort Fetuses After BLM Roundup
At least 20 pregnant mares stampeded during Antelope roundup spontaneously aborted their foals at the Bureau of Land Managementâs (BLMâs) Palomino Valley Adoption Center, the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign (AWHPC) announced today.
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Farriers Promote Excellence in Hoof Care
Since 1971, the American Farrierâs Association⢠(AFA) has focused on improving equine welfare through excellence in hoof care and farriery. Educating farriers in the art and science of farriery has been central to this goal.
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Show Horse Disfigured in Attacks
Edited News Release: A showjumping horse is disfigured after being attacked twice in two weeks in an apparent sabotage attempt. Police are investigating after the 13-year-old gelding, Squirt, suffered burns to his face at the Showjumping Series
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Counts Filed in Abandoned Horses Case
A man is facing two more counts of animal abuse charges, after authorities say he left hundreds of horses without food at a ranch east of Billings. The Yellowstone County attorney filed the charges Wednesday against James Leachman. The charges
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Naturalist Addresses Wild Horse/Burro Issue
In An Open Letter Craig Downer, a Noted Naturalist, Politely Asks Obama Horse Board to Reconsider BLM Policy
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EquiMed Provides Complete Guide to Equine Healthcare
EquiMed, LLC is proud to announce the release of a new website that provides horse owners with a complete guide to equine healthcare. The website is currently available online at http://www.equimed.com
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Equine Rescue Head Arrested
Mercer County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a property on Shakertown Road to investigate alleged animal cruelty. When they arrived they found several horses in without food and housed in dangerous conditions..
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Case of Strangles Confirmed
A case of the contagious horse disease, Strangles, has been confirmed on the island of Guernsey, off Britain's Normandy coast after test results sent to the UK last week came back positive.