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Horse Health
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Case of Equine West Nile Virus Confirmed in Texas
 A visit to the USGS.gov website, shows the case of Equine West Nile virus was confirmed on April 16, in Grimes County, Texas, northwest of Houston, but has not been widely reported.
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Research Determines How Hyperflexing Affects the Horse's Neck
Often people become concerned about injury or trauma when the horse's neck is fully extended forwards and downwards or hyperflexed so that the head almost comes into contact with the chest.
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Guidelines for Pigeon Fever in Horses Published by AAEP
 AAEP Guidelines summarize the clinical signs, diagnostic methods for various clinical forms of pigeon fever in horses, plus treatments and biosecurity and control.
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Seeds of Sycamore Likely Cause of Atypical Myopathy in Horses
Atypical Myopathy is a highly fatal horse muscle disease in the UK and Northern Europe with approximately twenty European countries having reported the disease.
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Update on Equine Infectious Anemia in Nebraska Horses
Because there are no treatment options for equine infectious anemia, 10 of the 12 horses confirmed to have the disease in Nebraska were humanely euthanized.
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Tips to Help Horse Owners Take Control of Summer Bot Flies
If not removed, bot eggs hatch and burrow into the gums and tongue before migrating to the stomach where they damage the lining causing colic and other health issues.
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The Horse - Human Health Connection
In addition to physical health, the truly healthy equine must have a good temperament and be mentally stable and the same can be said about a truly healthy horse person
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11 Tips for Effective Biosecurity at Horse Shows and Camps
Several factors increase the risk of horses on the road including stress to the animal, sharing of tack, and the unintended introduction of horses carrying disease.
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Caution: Too Much Grass Can Trigger Laminitis
For extremely insulin-resistant sensitive horses, there is no completely safe time to graze, and these horses are best managed on low-carbohydrate hay.
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New Biosensor for Detecting Antigens of Lyme Disease Would Benefit Horses
Lyme disease often goes unchecked especially in its early stages because the symptoms are non-specific and because of a lack of sensitive tests to diagnose the disease.