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Texas Veterinarians Fight Against Horse Dentistry Practiced by Nonveterinarians
Reconciling scope-of-practice disputes State veterinary boards, laypersons work together on legislation Back Many state legislatures reconvened at the beginning of the year, and state VMAs and veterinary examining boards have already stepped up
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Nonveterinarians Performing Vet Services
When Bobby Griswold, a rodeo performer, was arrested, a clash between the Oklahoma State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and the Oklahoma Farm Bureau developed.   Mr.
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Horse Dentistry Disputes
Lawsuits are pending in Texas regarding whether or not non-veterinarians should be allowed to float horse's teeth. Â
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Veterinarians VS Nonveterinarians
 When H.B. 1055 was prefiled in the Arkansas state legislature Dec. 15, 2010, to amend the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Practice Act concerning large animal practice, the Arkansas VMA saw it had a potential fight on its hands . The bill was introduced
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Ulcer Syndrome Prevalent in Performance Horses
Edited News Release: Gastric ulceration is a widespread clinical finding among performance horses in training as well as in foals. Prevalence of up to 93% has been documented among horses in race training1 and in nearly 60% of other performance hor
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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