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Guelph Equine Colic Survey Ends Sept. 25!
Equine Guelph's colic survey is ending on September 25, 1012. If you haven't already taken the survey, now is the time to give them the input that will help in developing colic prevention programs. The more information they get through their surve
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Research Shows More Risk of Colic in Cold Weather
Researchers at the University of Liverpool in England addressed the question of whether the time of year/season has an effect on the number of horse colic cases. During the study, a clear fall/winter peak was found for impactions, spring for equine grass
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Treatment of Cancer Affecting Horses' Eyes Shows Progress
Over the past five years, treatment of squamous cell carcinoma in equines has steadily advanced both in the number of cases treated and in the success rate. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common tumor affecting the eyes and surrounding tissue of hors
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Horse Owners Warned To Be on the Alert for EHV
In a health alert, AQHA and corporate partner Pfizer Animal Health are warning horse owners that travel stress and unfamiliar environments should be concerns for horse owners, especially when it comes to equine respiratory disease.Â
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Colic Prevention: Smart Tips to Reduce Your Horse's Risk
SmartPak powers healthy horses and happy riders, and one way they seek to accomplish that is through education. The Supplement Experts at SmartPak host monthly informational webinars, and this month the topic is on colic prevention with a session called â
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Health Officials Alerting Horse Owners to Mosquito-borne Diseases
Health officials across the country are continuing to alert horse owners and the public to the dangers of mosquito-borne illnesses in both horses and humans including Eastern equine encephaltis and West Nile virus.
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Massachusetts State Officials Warn about WNV and EEE Cases
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has announced four additional human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in Massachusetts residents, one of which has resulted in a death, along with the detection of heightened WNV-positive mosquito activity
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More Veterinarians Trained in Zoonotic Diseases Needed
Resistance to antibiotics is an increasingly urgent problem that crosses all facets of medicine and impacts both humans and animals. This fact, plus the fact that modern global travel makes the spread of infectious disease more far reaching than previousl
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Sox for Horses Relieve and Protect Summer Sore Lesions
Its name may remind you of a children's toy company, but there's nothing playful about habro or 'summer sores.'Â Habronemiasis is a common but painful equine affliction that occurs as the result of nematode infestation of the skin, and ty
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What is OCD and How Will It Affect My Foal
According to Oklahoma State University Department of Veterinary Sciences, osteochondritis dissecans(OCD) is a relatively common developmental disease that affects horses of all types. OCD occurs while the foal is in the uterus as the bones are developing