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Horse Health
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Latest West Nile Virus Activity in California
Horsemen are encouraged to contact their veterinarians for West Nile Virus vaccination recommendations and AAEP recommends an annual WNV booster since there is little downside to vaccinating horses even this late in the WNV season.
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Horse Grazing Muzzle Limits Grass While Allowing Water Access
Deluxe Grazing Muzzles are recommended by equine health professionals to prevent, as well as treat, laminitis, founder, obesity, colic and other diet-related diseases..
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Webcast: Importance of Forage for Your Horse
Karen Waite, Equine Extension Specialist will discuss just why forage is important, and what the alternatives are when weather or other issues make forage hard to come by on Sept 17, 2013.
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Kissing - A Gateway for Infection Between Horse and Human?
A UK veterinarian is warning about the dangers of kissing horses because a number of infections including MRSA, ringworm, salmonella and Clostridium difficile can infect both people and horses.
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Tips for a Healthier Fall Season for Your Horse
As fall approaches horse owners can keep horses healthy and fit with attention to forage, water, and hoof care.
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Research - Key to Viruses Affecting Horses and Humans?
Although 70 percent of new viral diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, West Nile and SARS, are infections that cross from animals into humans known as zoonoses, researchers say their estimate is the first to project number of viruses among any wildlife species.
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Lameness Continues as Major Problem in UK Horses and Ponies
Results from the Blue Cross National Equine Health Survey (NEHS), have revealed lameness as the most common syndrome affecting the UK's horses and ponies.
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Equine Guelph Makes Horse Fecal Collection Easy with Video
"Less than three percent of horse owners perform fecal exams and to date this is the only way to find out if your horse is carrying an unhealthy parasite burden," says Peregrine.
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First 2013 Case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed in Virgina
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed the first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a horse this year.
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Mosqutoes Test Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts have all identified Eastern Equine Encephalitis in mosquito pools, and in Massachusetts, two horses have tested positive for EEE.