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Horse Health
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Strangles Identified in Two Arabians
Two horses from the same stable who attended New Zealand's National Arabian Championships held earlier this month have tested positive for the infectious disease strangles.
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Equine Health Apps for IPhone
With horses being accident prone and horse riders/handlers not always having computer or medical help readily available when an emergency occurs, new IPhone applications may be just what the veterinarian ordered.
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Zenyatta No Longer Pregnant
According to Zenyatta.com maintained by Jerry and Ann Moss, owners of the horse, and racing manager, Dottie Ingordo-Shirreffs, Horse of the Year Zenyatta is no longer in foal. On March 10 she was reported to be in foal to Bernardini, but the websi
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MRI Technology Benefits Horses
Veterinarians at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University now have the ability to look for lameness, brain damage, and other conditions within horses by using the first equine-capable high-strength magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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Herpesvirus Type 1 Case Confirmed
In response to a confirmed case of equine herpesvirus type 1 infection, Cornell University has voluntarily quarantined its equine hospital. This highly contagious virus is widely present in the horse population.
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Equine Herpesvirus Update
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Marketsâ animal health officials and veterinarians from the Equine Hospital at Cornell University are investigating two confirmed cases of Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) in New York State.
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Time for West Nile and Encephalitis Vaccinations
Nationally, Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Services are urging all horse owners to check with their veterinarians regarding West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis vaccination recommendations for their animals. State officials are co
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Testing Stress Levels
Historically veterinarians have used blood tests to check a horse's stress levels. While the most common test is measurement of the cortisol level in the blood, a saliva sample may also be used, as salivary cortisol levels have been shown to be
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Texas Rabies Alert
Texas Department of State Health Services officials say that people who attended horse shows in Belton and Lufkin in March may have been exposed to a horse that tested positive for rabies.Â
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Colostrom Donations Needed
With foaling season getting under way, the Kentucky Horse Council reports that the colostrom bank in central Kentucky, at Hagyards, Rood and Riddle and Woodford Equine Hospital, is in dire need of donations.. Woodford is [no-glossary]out of colostr