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Horse Health
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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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Gestating Mares Have Special Nutritional Needs
Horse breeders with mares in late gestation need to remember that the mares have different nutritional needs according to Dave Freeman, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension equine specialist..
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Grant Awarded for Study of Lameness
As any horse owner knows, lameness is the most common ailment to affect horses. Now, a University of Missouri equine veterinarian, Kevin Keegan, has developed a system to effectively assess this problem using motion detection. This system has been refe
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Controversy Over Plan for Abused Horses
The horses remaining on the Spaid Farm on Back Creek Road, which were the subject of an animal cruelty case, will be collected and given the opportunity to be adopted before going to a horse auction April 1, according to David Gee, Hampshire County ani
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Herpes Quarantine Lifted at Beulah Park
Ohio Department of Agriculture officials today lifted a quarantine at Beulah Park, declaring it safe for horses to move in and [no-glossary]out of the facility, following an equine herpes virus outbreak, which occurred between Dec. 22 and Jan. 11.
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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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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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Horse Flu Prompts Biosecurity at Australian Zoo
Zoos across Australia have banned movement of all equine species while the horse flu outbreak persists, a Victorian zoo spokesperson said. Werribee Open Range Zoo spokeswoman Leah Grinter said zoos had taken steps including taking some species off
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Horse Recovers from 70% Burns
Suki, an 11-year-old Oldenburg mare, suffered horrendous injuries in 2009 after she was trapped in a stable fire.The fire happened in Pennsylvania in the stables where Suki was housed.
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Horse-soring Indictments
The Humane Society of the United States has applauded US authorities including the Agriculture Office of Inspector General, The Justice Department, and the US Attorney's Office in Knoxville, Tennessee, for obtaining a horse-soring abuse indictment