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  • Lyme Disease Testing Offered For Equines

    Horse and Hound Veterinary Services offers Lyme Disease testing for horses, ponies, mules, and donkeys. A small sample of blood is all that is needed for the Lyme Multiplex testing done at Cornell University Diagnostic Laboratory.

    Flossie Sellers - February 3, 2012 10:58

  • Abscesses Cause Pain and Lameness in Hot Weather

    For some reason, horses appear to be more prone to development of some kinds of abscesses during warmer summer weather. Abscesses can affect the skin of the horse and often  are found in the hoof where they lead to lameness.

    Flossie Sellers - July 20, 2011 11:34

  • Protect Horses from Rabies

    The Maine Center for Disease Control and the Maine Department of Agriculture is reminding people to be cautious around wild animals and to vaccinate their horses and pets against rabies. 

    Flossie Sellers - February 3, 2012 11:24

  • AQHA Offers Genetic Disease Testing

    To help breeders make informed decisions, AQHA now offers a panel test for five genetic diseases – glycogen branching enzyme deficiency, heredity equine regional dermal asthenia, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, malignant hyperthermia, and polysaccharid

    Flossie Sellers - February 6, 2012 15:45

  • Are Parasite Practices Effective Where Horse is Boarded?

    If you board your horse, a safe and healthy environment for your horse is of utmost importance. With resistance increasing in small strongyles and no new dewormer on the horizon, horse owners should be asking barn managers about parasite practices whereve

    Flossie Sellers - July 22, 2011 09:19

  • New Rules for Horses from CEM-Affected Countries

    In March 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an Emergency Action interim-rule, which amended some of the regulations regarding the importation of horses from countries affected with contagious equine metritis (CEM). The rule went into e

    Flossie Sellers - July 22, 2011 11:56

  • Merial Offers Springtime Advice for Horse Owners

    Realizing that health problems can strike even the best cared for horses, Merial Animal Health reminds horse owners, that with spring approaching, they should make sure that horses are protected against potential disease threats that arrive along with wa

    Flossie Sellers - February 8, 2012 10:41

  • Strangles Vaccine and Your Horse

    Show season is in full swing and many owners are traveling with their horses to events across the country. Keeping horses healthy when traveling can present challenges. Increased travel can increase potential exposure to risk based infectious diseases.

    Flossie Sellers - July 26, 2011 10:06

  • Parasite Management Today

    Question: Is it necessary to get rid of all the parasites on my farm?

    Flossie Sellers - July 26, 2011 10:28

  • Arizona Stallion Tests Positive for CEM

    The Arizona Department of Agriculture has quarantined 5 horses to a Maricopa County premises after a stallion tested positive for Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM), a sexually transmitted disease. CEM can cause spontaneous abortion and infertility in mares

    Flossie Sellers - July 27, 2011 10:22

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