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Horse Health
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Mutation for Cerebellar Abiotrophy Discovered
Geneticists in the US have identified a mutation that is associated with equine cerebellar abiotrophy (CA), a neurological condition found mainly in Arabian horses. The potential causative mutation involves two overlapping candidate genes that are
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Montana Horses at Risk
The Yellowstone County Attorney's Office has filed five primary misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and five alternative counts against James Leachman, the owner of approximately 450 horses in Billings, Montana. The lives of the starving
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BLM Controversy Over Sanctuary Ranch
According to a statement released by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) director Bob Abbey to the Associated Press on January 21, the BLM would not accept Madeleine Pickens' proposed plan to create a wild horse sanctuary in Nevada.
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Cold Weather Warning: Toxins in Horse Feed
With winter weather and less grass and hay available in pastures, many horse owners turn to grain and hay purchased from various sources to feed their horses. It pays to get all horse feed from reputable sources that use quality control from harvest to
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Recall of Family Farm Horse Feed
Manna Pro Products, LLC is voluntarily recalling a single lot (1006) of Family Farm Complete Horse 10 horse feed, UPC 0 95668 90151 6, packaged in 40 lb. bags because it may contain monensin sodium (Rumensin). Monensin sodium is a medication approved f
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Quarantine Remains in Effect
With two barns at Beulah Park quarantined because of equine herpesvirus, the Ohio Department of Agriculture is ordering that all horses on the grounds at the track have their temperatures taken and recorded each day.
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Tests for EVH-1 Prove Negative
Gulfstream Park announced Jan. 27 it has lifted a quarantine at one barn at the track and four others at its training facility at Palm Meadows.
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Piroplasmosis Continues to Spread
The number of horses in the United States confirmed with the parasitic infection equine piroplasmosis, as a result of an outbreak in Texas, now stands at 409.
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Genetic Research Update
The international Equine Consortium for Genetic Research (ECGR), established by Morris Animal Foundation (MAF), has made major inroads into determining the location of genes that cause specific disease traits in horses. The ECGR is a worldwide research
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$600K in Awards to Veterinarians
More than $600K awarded over next four years to veterinarians pursuing careers in animal health research In an effort to address the critical shortage of veterinary scientists, Morris Animal Foundation and Pfizer Animal Health awarded five veterina