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Horse Health
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Threat of West Nile Remains High for Horses and Humans
People celebrating Labor Day weekend outdoors in Michigan and other states could be setting themselves up as the main course for feasting mosquitoes, including the species known to carry the West Nile virus. Cases have been reported throughout the United
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Keeping Horse's Hooves Healthy during Wet/Dry Cycles
Changeable weather during winter and going into the spring months brings different conditions on a weekly basis. One week, the ground is soggy and wet. A week later, everything has dried out.
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New Test for Inflammatory Airway Disease in Horses
According to recent research, a new blood test may identify horses with inflammatory airway disease(IAD. Horses with inflammatory airway disease (IAD) have impaired respiratory function and a decreased ability to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide in the
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Treatment for Malaria-like Disease in Horses Examined
Equine piroplasmosis is a parasitic blood disease that affects horses in many regions of the world. The disease is also known as babesiosis and bilary fever. It is transmitted by species of ticks affecting horses that were introduced into the United State
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Research Links Genes to Orthopedic Joint Diseases in Horses
A research project carried out at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science has revealed that 50.7% of Norwegian Standardbred yearlings suffer from loose bone fragments and lesions in their joints.
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Veterinary Lab Offers Test for Equine Cerebellar Abiotrophy
The Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at UC Davis in California offers valuable testing services to horse owners. One of the tests offered is for Equine Cerebellar Abiotrophy (CA).
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Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed in More Horses
A Lake Charles veterinarian, Ted Shope of South Bayou Animal Hospital, reports that he has seen more than a dozen cases of Eastern equine encephalitis in the past three weeks, and the only horses that are still alive are the two that were vaccinated.
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Should Arabians Be Tested for Lavendar Foal Syndrome?
Lavender Foal Syndrome (LFS), also known as Coat Color Dilution Lethal, is a fatal autosomal (chromosonal, not related to sex) recessive condition of Arabian horses. LFS is found primarily in horses with Egyptian bloodlines but has also been reported in o
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Equine Viral Arteritis Now a Reportable Disease in Utah
As of January 1, 2013, the state of Utah has made Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) a reportable disease. Equine Viral Arteritis is primarily a respiratory disease, but can be transmitted during breeding.
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Equine Mosquito-borne Diseases at High Level
With more than 75 confirmed cases of equine West Nile virus (WNV) and 79 confirmed cases of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE) around the country as of the middle of August, 2012 could be a record year for horses contracting mosquito-borne diseases.