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Helping Your Horse Get Rid of Exercise Related Cough
If your horse coughs several times at the beginning of exercise, he may have upper airway irritation, tracheal irritation, allergies or a respiratory condition called inflammatory airway disease. Inflammatory airway disease is a chronic inflammatory condi
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Hendra Disease Confirmed in Two Queensland Horses
Biosecurity Queensland is managing two new Hendra virus cases - one near Rockhampton and the other near Ingham - after positive test results were received late last night.
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Hendra Virus Strikes Another Horse in Queensland Area
A second horse has tested positive for the Hendra virus, according to authorities in Queensland. Â Although the area is not considered prone to the deadly Hendra virus, this is the second case occurring in north Queensland near the city of Mackay where a
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Horse Colic or Could It Be Lymphoma?
Although horses do not often get cancer other than melanoma, researchers now believe that lymphoma is more prevalent than previously thought. Unfortunately, most lymphomas in horses donât enlarge the lymph nodes, but instead involve internal organs ina
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Stem-cell Based Treatment Aids Olympic Horse
Ravel, a horse competing at the 2012 London Olympics, under went stem cell therapy treatment that helped heal a possibly career-ending injury to one of his legs, according to the Helen Woodward Animal Center in California.
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Horse Embryo Research Addresses Ratio of Male to Female Foals
Losses in early pregnancy are unusually high in the horse and it is believed that female embryos are especially prone to spontaneous abortion. Male embryos are known to be better able to survive under high glucose concentrations, so well-nourished mares o
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Horse Owners Encouraged to Learn about Bog Spavin
Clydesdale horses would benefit from owners knowing more about the likely causes of bog spavin, according to a report published in the Veterinary Record. Bog spavin, the chronic fluid distension of the hock joint, is commonly seen in draught breeds.
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Horse Owners Urged to Vaccinate Horses Against West Nile Virus
With five cases of West Nile virus having been diagnosed in the past month, according to Neil Dyer, director of the NDSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, veterinarians are reminding horse owners to make sure horse vaccinations are up-to-date.
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Threat of West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis Continues
Although autumn has arrived in many areas bringing with it cooler weather, mosquitoes carrying diseases are still a threat in many areas of the country. Sample mosquitoes in Eastern, Mid-western. Southern and Pacific Coast states continue to test positive
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Horse Owners Warned as Hendra Virus Is Found in New Area
Hendra virus has been detected in flying foxes in Adelaide for the first time. The virus was found in a tissue sample taken from flying foxes that died during extreme temperatures earlier this month, January 2013.