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Horse Health
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What Horse Owners Should Know About Use of Haylage
Haylage is not recommended for horses due to the danger of botulism since dust in hay is formed when the hay is insufficiently dried, leading to heating and spoilage and allowing the growth of the bacterium, Clostridium botulinum.
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Equine Practioners Annual Symposium Addressing Horse Health Issues
The Northeast Association of Equine Practitioners is currently holding their 2013 Annual Symposium from September 25-28, 2013 including 80 hours of continuing education featuring lameness, reproduction, and ophthalmic disorders.
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World Rabies Day Raising Awareness of Effects on Horses and Humans
World Rabies Day is held on September 28, the anniversary of the death of Louis Pasteur who, with his colleagues, developed the first efficacious rabies vaccine.
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Boehringer Ingelheim Announces Third Equine Research Contest
Practical application and ability to improve the diagnosis, pathogenesis, transmission, control and/or prevention of equine infectious disease of bacterial or viral etiologies is subject of BIVI Research Award contest.
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Protecting Horses from Snake Bites During Autumn Weather
Clinical signs of snake bites in horses are the result of local effects of the venom which is highly complex and toxic properties vary among snake species and between individuals within the same species.
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Dr. Getty's 2nd Edition of "Aging Horse" Expanded
Aging horses have a tremendous amount to offerâwisdom, experience, trained skillsâand with proper nutritional support, these equine sages can lead healthy, productive lives for many years.
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Learn More About Joint Junctions and Functions in Horses
Interactive graphics include a 360 degree tour of a horse joint and an actual x-ray coupled with games and fact sheets, so horse people can learn more about equine joint disease.
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Pigeon Fever Strikes Horses in Alberta, Canada
Southern Alberta horse owners are being advised to watch their animals for large lumps on their chests, following what are apparently the first-ever cases of pigeon fever in the province.
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Rethinking Deworming Strategies for Your Horse
Horse owners may wonder, how can a rotating deworming strategy contribute to resistance, but over the years, parasites have developed resistance, much like bacteria in humans have developed resistance to certain antibiotics.
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Donations Allow Unwanted Horse Coalition to Schedule More Gelding Clinics
Since Operation Gelding was initiated in September 2010, it has assisted in gelding 771 stallions and has provided $38,550 in grant money to organizations hosting Operation Gelding castration clinics.