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Horse Health
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Does Season Affect Number of Horse Colic Cases?
Researchers at the University of Liverpool in the England addressed the question of whether the time of year/season has an effect on the number of horse colic cases.
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Summer Months Bring Possibility of Potomac Horse Fever
April Knudson, DVM, is an equine specialist with Merial Veterinary Services. She has a special interest in equine gastrointestinal health, infectious disease and lameness. She holds a doctor of veterinary medicine from the University of California-Davis.
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Owners Slow in Vaccinating Horses Against Hendra Virus
Vet Matt Ball, a veterinarian involved in last year's outbreaks of Hendra in northern NSW says the uptake of the new vaccine by horse owners has been slow. The vaccine has been available for horse owners in Hendra hot spots, from Kempsey north in NSW
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Protect Your Horse from Equine Influenza this Winter
According to AAEP, equine influenza, caused by the orthomyxovirus equine influenza A type 2 (A/equine 2), is one of the most common infectious diseases of the respiratory tract of horses. It is endemic in the equine population of the United States and thr
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Poor Horse Pasture Source of Hendra Virus Infection?
According to the findings of a preliminary study into the effect of pasture quality on Hendra virus infection rates, hungry horses could be more susceptible to contracting Hendra virus.
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Research Studies Standing Fracture Repairs in Horses
After Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro underwent surgical repair of a severe fracture many equine veterinarians were hearing the same statement âI didnât think you could fix a broken leg in a horseâ. The truth is some you can and some you cannot.
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Anthrax Case Confirmed in Texas
The Texas Animal Health Commission has confirmed the first case of anthrax in Texas for 2012. The bacterial disease has been detected in an adult white-tailed male deer near the city of Uvalde in Uvalde County. At this time no domestic livestock are invol
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Equine Veterinary Journal Makes Laminitis Research Available
One of the most devastating equine diseases is laminitis. With myriad causes, no fully reliable treatment and often a dismal prognosis in severe cases, laminitis is a dreaded diagnosis. A new collection of research published by the Equine Veterinary Journ
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June Designated as Colic Awareness Month
The Crusade Against Equine Colic has designated June as Equine Colic Awareness Month. it is the Crusade's goal to save as many horses as possible from deadly and debilitating bouts of equine colic through educating you â the horse men and women
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Pfizer Animal Health Research Grant Applications Due 2/20/2013
Pfizer Animal health has given $120,000 for a fellowship fund dedicated to research studies of inflammation, infectious disease and immunology in horses and other animals.