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Horse Health
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UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Completed
In 2008, the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory broke ground on a $28.5 million expansion and renovation journey. Now the state-of-the-art project is complete and the lab is better equipped to serve Kentuckyâs animal agriculture
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No Change in Horse Slaughter Transport Rules
World Horse Welfare is disappointed that horses will continue to endure horrific and needless long-distance journeys across Europe to slaughter as European Agriculture Ministers unanimously agreed their support of a new animal welfare strategy - but stopp
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Cutting Horse Costs without Compromising Welfare
According to the National Equine Welfare Council of Great Britain, it is possible to cut the costs of keeping a horse without compromising on the horse's welfare. With the economies in tatters around the globe, equine charities receive a large numb
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Tips for Removing Ticks from Your Horse
Summer time brings tick season to many areas. Keeping horses free from these eight-legged, hard-bodied arachnids known as ticks can be a frustrating task for horse owners. Ticks are small and difficult to see. Powerful jaws make them seemingly impossible
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Cloned Horse to Turn Eight
The world's first cloned horse was born eight years ago on May 28, 2003Â at the Laboratory of Reproductive Technology in Cremona, Italy. Prometea was the successful outcome of 328 attempts to construct and implant a viable embryo.
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Tips for Winterizing Your Horse
Horses need special attention once winter weather arrives, especially in locations where it is cold, wet, and windy. For most horses, cold weather does not mean coming in from the cold, but being assisted to withstand the cold as comfortably as possible.Â
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Battle the Bugs as Warm Weather Arrives
Spring is in full swing and we look forward to long sunny days shared with our equine companions. Unfortunately, the warmer weather also brings pesky mosquitoes, black flies, ticks and fleas.
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Study Reveals Veterinary Challenges
What does the future hold for veterinary medicine? Are colleges of veterinary medicine (CVMs) preparing students to meet societyâs changing needs? And if needs are changing, how can academic veterinary medicine respond?
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Caring for Your Horse During Cold Weather
An article prepared by Dr. Robert A. Mowrey, Extension Horse Husbandry Specialist at the University of Arizona gives valuable tips about caring for horses during cold weather. Proper feeding and watering, housing, and care of horses during cold weather ca
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Tropical Storm Brings Problems for Horse Owners
With the National Hurricane Center reporting that torrential rains and flooding will continue for the next several days across parts of the Florida Panhandle and north Florida, horse owners are scrambling to keep their horses out of flooded areas and prot